Seals washed up on Cleethorpes beach
FOUR seals of varying ages were found dead on Cleethorpes beach.
The animals had died out a sea and were washed up onto the beach.
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SAD SIGHT: Workers bury the bodies of four seals washed up on Cleethorpes beach. Picture: Duncan Young
The Beach Safety Team disposed of the seals safely by burying them.
Ecology Officer Mike Sleight from North East Lincolnshire Council said: "To have four seals wash up dead on the beach is rare.
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"They definitely died out at sea and the offshore winds brought them in.
"There were two seal pups with white coats, a slightly older one and a fully grown adult.
"We used a JCB to safely dispose of them."
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