Last weekend, residents of a coastal community along the north-western reaches of Vancouver Island spotted an orca trapped on shore. They worked for hours, unsuccessfully, to keep her alive. But they realised that with considerable luck, her orphaned calf might be saved. With each passing day, as kʷiisaḥiʔis grows more tired, the community is working alongside federal fisheries staff and conservation groups in a unified hope: that an unlikely rescue is possible and a broken family may be reunited.