Malnourished seal washed up on Brighton beach

A young seal that was washed up on a beach in Brighton is recovering at a rescue centre.

The seal, which was described by the RSPCA as “exhausted and severely underweight”, was spotted by children lying motionless on the beach close to the city’s West Pier on 7 August.

Wildlife volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue and East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service attended to the pup, which is now receiving intensive care at RSPCA Mallydams Wood Wildlife Centre near Hastings.

Jess O’Doherty, wildlife supervisor at RSPCA Mallydams, said: “The seal was in such a poor condition that he didn’t even flinch when approached.”