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A fundraiser for a new seal hospital in mid-Cornwall made a splash on Saturday as volunteers swam 28km from Truro to Falmouth. The fundraiser had been organised by volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) and involved a team of people swimming from Truro, down the Fal Estuary and around to the Falmouth seafront. The fundraiser s target was to raise £30,000 via the event and, thanks to numerous donations, the organisation achieved its target. The distance was based on 200m for every seal pup admitted to the BDMLR s existing facility this winter, which came to a near-record 139 seal pups. All the funds raised at the event will now go towards the equipment for the new hospital.
A seal that was rescued after becoming stuck at Land s End has unfortunately been put to sleep. The seal, named Hattie, had become wedged between between boulders at Gwynver Beach and was also entangled in discarded fishing net.
The seal, named Hattie, had become wedged between between boulders at Gwynver Beach and was also entangled in discarded fishing net. Picture: SWNS After being rescued and taken to British Diver s Marine Life Rescue s (BDMLR) Cornwall Seal Pup Hospital, it emerged the seal was only four and a half years old and had been living with the fishing net around her neck for around three years.