Seal pup entangled in rope spotted off Yorkshire Coast
A wildlife charity's shared a drone image on Twitter
The search is on for a seal seen entangled in ropes off the Yorkshire Coast.
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) shared a drone image of the young pup, caught up in what appears to be fishing tackle near Bridlington at the weekend.
The wildlife charity says the seal's life is in danger as it will become exhausted if it cannot free itself from the ropes.
The wildlife charity said the pup hauled out on the beach, but unfortunately was scared by nearby beachgoers and fled back in to the sea and swam off.
A short while later, more reports came in that an entangled seal was seen in south Bridlington.
The reporting member of public in Bridlington did the right thing keeping away from the pup, but sadly it again returned to the water and swam off.
BDMLR Marine Mammal Medics searched extensively in to the dark to try and locate the seal pup - but had no luck.
The charity said: "This younger seal was underweight and had an eye infection so was rescued for treatment. Sadly the entangled seal was not found despite their searching.
"BDMLR ask that if anyone spots the entangled seal in any part of the coastline, that they call the charity for help."