Seals spotted far from sea

WALKERS and anglers were left in disbelief at the sight of a lone seal swimming in a river miles from the sea.

- ANDREW FORGRAVE

The hapless youngster found itself heading in the wrong direction when it diverted up the Conwy estuary. The grey seal swam beyond Betws-y Coed almost as far at Ffos Anoddun (Fairy Glen), 13 miles from the coast.

Its unlikely expedition into Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park has now lasted the best part of a month.

In recent weeks, seal guardians have also received a single report of a grey seal swimming upstream on the River Dee. This unconfirmed sighting was from Plas Madoc, Wrexham around half the way along the 70-mile river from the Dee estuary. Its current whereabouts are unknown.