From the Thames to the Mediterranean, seeing nature out of place reminds us of our impact on the planet
‘The grey whale wandered through the straits of Gibraltar – and into an enormous trap, the Mediterranean.’ The grey whale off the coast of southern France on 30 April. Photograph: Chloe Seifert/AFP/Getty Images
‘The grey whale wandered through the straits of Gibraltar – and into an enormous trap, the Mediterranean.’ The grey whale off the coast of southern France on 30 April. Photograph: Chloe Seifert/AFP/Getty Images
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With the weekend’s arrival of a young minke whale stuck in the River Thames – not far from where a seal pup was recently savaged by a dog – it seems marine mammals are appearing everywhere they shouldn’t be.
Father and daughter died in tragedy on first day of holiday in Cornwall, inquest hears
Matthew Smith, 47, and Bonnie Smith, 26, were on the first day of a family holiday
The scene of the incident at Mullion Cove (Image: Bina Fellowes)
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A father and daughter drowned after being swept from a harbour wall on the first day of their family holiday in Cornwall, an inquest has heard.
A father and daughter drowned after they were swept out to sea in Cornwall from a harbour wall by huge waves, an inquest has heard.
Matthew Smith, 47, and Bonnie Smith, 26, were on the first day of a family holiday to Mullion Cove when tragedy struck on November 2 last year.
Cornwall Coroner s Court heard Mr Smith and his three children had walked from their accommodation to the harbour wall that night.
Eyewitnesses described the sea as boiling and savage , with powerful waves regularly crashing over the top.
Ms Smith s brother Mitchell said his father and sister and her dog were walking ahead of him and his brother Oliver. He said it was getting dark, and they were using torches on their mobile phones to see.
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