Seal joins swimmers

A GROUP of up to 30 swimmers briefly left the water at St Kilda Beach in Dunedin about 2pm yesterday when a seal, apparently playfully, joined them by swimming between the flags.

Regional lifeguard Carina Donegan said the seal quickly swam off, and people resumed swimming, as was the case later, about 2.30pm, when a large sea lion appeared north of the flags.

A few of about 20 people in the area briefly left the water, but the sea lion also swam away, she said.

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