Stranded seal pup rescued from the beach at Minster, Sheppey
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A six-week-old stranded seal pup has been rescued from a Sheppey beach.
It was found shivering on the pebbles at The Leas, Minster, by a beach cleaner and then looked after by a dog-walker until rescuers arrived to take it to safety.
Watch the seal pup on the beach before it was rescued
Retired building surveyor Bernie Austin, 64, from Parish Road, Minster, had been taking his cockapoo Gus for an early morning walk on Thursday when he stumbled over the seal along with his friend Tony Valentine.
Bernie said: The beach cleaner had to get on with his job so I agreed to stay with the seal until help arrived.