Seal that had frisbee cutting into her neck is returned to the sea
A GREY seal found on the verge of death with her head stuck in a frisbee has been released back into the sea.
The animal, named Frisbee by her rescuers, is thought to have had the yellow plastic ring slicing into her neck for up to six months.
Volunteers at Friends of Horsey Seals saw her off Horsey beach in Norfolk, but were able to get close enough to catch her with a net only when her health worsened. Frisbee was taken to the RSPCA East Winch Wildlife Centre in September – a month after the charity rescued another seal with a frisbee around its neck.
Centre manager Alison Charles said: ‘Seals are inquisitive creatures by nature, so it’s likely she spotted the frisbee in the water and went over to investigate and that’s how it became stuck round her neck. If someone does lose a frisbee on the beach, we would urge them to make efforts to find it – obviously only if it’s safe to do so.’
Frisbee was nursed back to health with antibiotics, painkillers and steroids. Dozens of spectators gathered on Horsey beach yesterday to watch the seal swim out to sea.