Baby seal in New Hampshire found trapped between rocks: 'Couldn't climb out'

A babe seal — had it not been spotted by a passerby — mightiness person met a dire fate.

But astatine Odiorne Point State Park successful Hampshire recently, an individual spotted a mini grey seal lodged successful a heavy spread betwixt rocks adjacent nan h2o — and alerted authorities astir it, arsenic SWNS reported.

The personification reached retired to nan Seacoast Science Center (SCC), which is based successful Rye, New Hampshire.

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In a melodramatic video, nan frightened pup tin beryllium seen staring up from its position astatine SCC unit and rescuers connected March 13, 2024. (SEE nan video astatine nan apical of this video.)

Members of nan group toiled to free nan animal and propulsion it up to safety.

This babe seal was trapped betwixt rocks astatine Odiorne Point State Park successful New Hampshire. A passerby spotted nan young seal sitting successful a heavy spread betwixt rocks. The Seacoast Science Center wrote connected Facebook, "Our champion conjecture is that during nan caller elevated precocious tides, nan seal sewage stuck and erstwhile nan h2o receded it couldn't climb out." (SWNS)

Sharing nan specifications connected its Facebook page, nan statement said, "Our champion conjecture is that during nan caller elevated precocious tides, nan seal sewage stuck and erstwhile nan h2o receded it couldn't climb out."

The group added, "After an first effort to propulsion her retired utilizing a nett and blanket, we learned her flippers were wedged nether nan rocks."

During rescue efforts, squad members had to debar nan young seal's snapping jaw and teeth. 

So, "after immoderate manipulation while avoiding her snapping jaw and teeth, nan squad was capable to displacement her into a spot and descent nan broad nether her body."

The group took nan seal successful for treatment.

Staff and rescuers from nan Seacoast Science Center (SCC) are shown pulling nan seal to information astatine Odiorne Point State Park successful New Hampshire.  (SWNS)

Ultimately, nan squad was capable to merchandise [the young seal] pinch a "tag for safekeeping."

The SCC added, "Overall she was successful bully health, and it was wished that nan champion people of action was to merchandise her."

In specifications shared pinch Fox News Digital connected Wednesday morning, nan statement said via email, "After allowing nan seal to retrieve from its extraction, our squad conducted a afloat appraisal of nan animal, administered fluids for dehydration, on pinch electrolytes and a glucose supplement, and released nan seal backmost into nan wild."

"Busy conditions successful nan section proceed for our team, particularly pinch responses to recently weaned grey seal pups!"

On nan Facebook page, nan group besides wrote, "No caller sightings from her yet!"

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The Seacoast Science Center's ngo is to "spark curiosity, heighten understanding, and animate conservation" efforts.

On its Facebook page, nan group noted arsenic well, "Busy conditions successful nan section proceed for our team, particularly pinch responses to recently weaned grey seal pups!"

The seal was fixed aesculapian curen and past released backmost into nan wild. "Overall she was successful bully health, and it was wished that nan champion people of action was to merchandise her," said nan SCC. (SWNS)

It continued, "Pups are calved [from] December [through] February and are limited connected their mothers for only 21 to 28 days, aft which grey seal pups wean and go wholly independent." 

So astatine this clip of year, it besides said, "it's normal for them to beryllium seen connected nan formation unsocial and it's besides not uncommon for them to beryllium connected nan bladed side."

"When utmost precocious tides hap … these young seals tin sometimes beryllium recovered successful unusual locations."

The SCC added, "As they fig retired navigating life connected their ain successful the large bluish ocean and hunt for their ain food, they tin tyre quickly and travel ashore to rest. This is particularly existent successful nan aftermath of precocious upwind and surf conditions — which we person had plentifulness of successful nan past mates of weeks!"

It past included a number of photos of nan grey seal pups it helped complete nan past 2 weeks. 

"When utmost precocious tides hap during this time, these young seals tin sometimes beryllium recovered successful unusual locations, which you'll spot successful these photos!" nan group added.

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Wrote 1 commenter to nan group connected societal media, "Such an astonishing rescue! Thank you for your compassion and committedness to these seals."

On its YouTube channel, SCC included nan afloat communicative of nan seal pup's release, on pinch this note: "We will show nan area complete nan adjacent fewer days, successful lawsuit she comes ashore again; and inquire that if you spot a seal, please stay astatine slightest 150 ft distant and telephone our hotline astatine 603-997-9448 to report. Thank you to [the] personification who called america to study this seal truthful we could assistance successful getting her unstuck! We admit nan support."

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It besides noted, "SSC Marine Mammal Rescue responds to each reports of marine mammals connected nan statement successful New Hampshire and bluish Massachusetts … Marine mammals, including seals, are protected nether nan Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted by nan national authorities connected Oct. 21, 1972."

Brittany Kasko of Fox News Digital contributed reporting. 

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