She helped save his life and now they've forged a lasting friendship seeing each other almost every day for past the two years. Merrin Fairless is a Napier fruit vendor and Casper as he's now known is a seagull. Merrin told Lisa Owen she noticed him in a bit of tangle near her Marine Parade stall and went to his aid. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6316859813112