Five more seals choked by frisbees on Norfolk Beaches

Some of the seals between Horsey and Winterton Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach

Last year a seal with a frisbee embedded in its neck made headlines when it was discovered on Horsey Beach.

Now five more seals have been discovered on Norfolk beaches with plastic hoops around their necks. One was rescued yesterday but the other four are still struggling to survive in the wild.

Graham Stothard reports:

Yesterday one of the seals was rescued by Friends of Horsey Beach and is now being looked after by the RSPCA. The group named her Mrs Pink Frisbee.

But others are still on the Norfolk coast caught up in frisbees and fishing nets.

The RSPCA believe frisbees used by dog walkers have contributed to the problem.

More seals are entangled in fishing net Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach
More seals are entangled in fishing net Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach
Five seals have been spotted with frisbees around their necks Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach
Five seals have been spotted with frisbees around their necks Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach
Others are entangled in fishing nets Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach
Five seals have been spotted with frisbees around their necks Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach
Five seals have been spotted with frisbees around their necks Credit: Friends of Horsey Beach