A seal was rescued on a Cornish beach after it got tangled up in a “record breaking” fishing net.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said it received reports on Thursday that a young grey seal was “fighting for its life” on Falmouth’s Gyllyngvase Beach.
It said the animal had become wrapped in red netting which measured 30.7m (100ft) and weighed 23.5kg (52lbs) – the largest single item of pollution it had ever released a live seal from.
BDMLR said the seal was “incredibly lucky” as members of its response team, the public and two Cornish Seal Sanctuary staff who lived nearby helped release it back to the sea with no serious injuries.