A cute, injured seal took itself to an RNLI launch ramp to alert people that it was hurt and in need of rescue.
The mammal was spotted losing blood at Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne yesterday and was rescued by the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service.
“We checked the seal over and as first had been thought, the seal had numerous puncture wounds around its rear flippers and tail as well as on its chest. We contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) and informed them that we had caught the seal and they contacted RSPCA Mallydams Wood at Fairlight where we then drove the seal to receive expert treatment'.
– Trevor Weeks, East Sussex WRAS
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