Walkers discover seal pup found dead on Tynemouth Longsands beach
The sad discovery was made on Saturday morning, as people enjoyed a stroll on the sand
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A grey seal pup has been found dead by walkers on Longsands beach.
The grim discovery was made on Saturday morning as dozens of people enjoyed a stroll on the Tynemouth seafront.
Stranded seal pup rescued from the beach at Minster, Sheppey
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A six-week-old stranded seal pup has been rescued from a Sheppey beach.
It was found shivering on the pebbles at The Leas, Minster, by a beach cleaner and then looked after by a dog-walker until rescuers arrived to take it to safety.
Watch the seal pup on the beach before it was rescued
Retired building surveyor Bernie Austin, 64, from Parish Road, Minster, had been taking his cockapoo Gus for an early morning walk on Thursday when he stumbled over the seal along with his friend Tony Valentine.
Bernie said: The beach cleaner had to get on with his job so I agreed to stay with the seal until help arrived.
Ten sperm whales stranded on the East Yorkshire coast have died, rescuers have confirmed.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) was called out along with coastguards and police after people noticed some of the huge animals on the beach between Tunstall and Withernsea on Christmas Eve morning.
Speaking on Thursday evening, a BDMLR spokeswoman said: “Sadly we can confirm that the last of the 10 whales that were found stranded near Tunstall this morning passed away earlier this afternoon.”
She said reports of more whales a few miles further south at Spurn Point had been checked but nothing had been found.
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10 whales have washed up on the British shore (Image: Emily Mayman / BDMLR / SWNS)
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