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| Seal found in the middle of a field in St Helens area | Seal found in the middle of a field in St Helens area |
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| A seal has been found in the middle of a field in Merseyside. | A seal has been found in the middle of a field in Merseyside. |
| The "distressed" sea mammal was found by a dog walker close to Newton Brook near Newton-le-Willows, police said. | |
| The British Divers Marine Life Rescue Service (BDMLR) will put the grey seal in a trailer before it is released into the River Mersey. | |
| It said the seal is likely to have come from the Mersey before "getting lost". It was found about 17 miles (27km) from the nearest coastline. | |
| Rachael Fraser, from BDMLR, said: "We think he's come from the Mersey area, which is tidal, and he's come up the bank here and he's got lost. | |
| "It's very unusual." | |
| Seals are powerful animals and potentially dangerous, police said. They have advised members of the public to stay away from the area. | Seals are powerful animals and potentially dangerous, police said. They have advised members of the public to stay away from the area. |
| Steve Marsh, from BDMLR, said: "It's not an easy job certainly because they are large animals. | |
| "They can be quite aggressive and we do have people in our charity that can actually handle those large seals, but in this instance we are probably going to have to be using the fire brigade to help out." | "They can be quite aggressive and we do have people in our charity that can actually handle those large seals, but in this instance we are probably going to have to be using the fire brigade to help out." |
| He said the fire service had a "good animal rescue team". | He said the fire service had a "good animal rescue team". |
| Grey seals | Grey seals |
| Source: The Mammal Society | Source: The Mammal Society |