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By Amy Gladwell
image captionAbout 14 people were involved in the rescue at Gwynver beach
A seal has been rescued after becoming wedged between boulders and entangled in a discarded fishing net.
Land s End Coastguard Rescue Team helped charity volunteers free the seal, which had a horrendous wound from the fishing wire, on Wednesday.
The seal was minutes away from drowning in the incoming high tide, British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said.
Conservationists have spent more than two years trying to capture the entangled seal in order to help her.
Dan Jarvis, from the BDMLR charity, described it as an epic, stand-out rescue.
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A severely malnourished seal has been rescued after it was found trapped between large rocks and entangled in a discarded fishing net.
The Lands End Coast Rescue team were called to the Gwyner beach, in Cornwall, at 3.20pm on Wednesday to assist the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) who were already trying to free the seal.
The animal had a “horrendous” wound to her neck where she had been wrapped in fishing wire.
writes Ollie Buckley. Land s End Coastguard Rescue Team helped charity volunteers free the seal, which had a horrendous wound from the fishing wire, on Wednesday.
Conservationists have rescued the seal after it was minutes away from drowning. Picture:SWNS The seal was minutes away from drowning in the incoming high tide at Gwynver beach, according to British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR). Conservationists have spent more than two years trying to capture the entangled seal in order to help her.
The resuce was described as an epic, stand-out rescue. Picture:SWNS Dan Jarvis, from the BDMLR charity, described it as an epic, stand-out rescue.