Seal discovered on Scottish beach 'nearly decapitated' caught in fishing wire
dailyrecord.co.ukA seal in Scotland that was almost "decapitated" after being trapped in fishing wire has made a miraculous recovery.Ariel was discovered on a beach in the Aberdeenshire village of Johnshaven with a fishing line around her neck.
The animal was rescued by a Scottish SPCA officer, though she was suffering from life-threatening injuries.She was bleeding heavily with a deep wound to her neck and was in a weakened state.
The neck wound was also found to be infected, further worsening her condition.Ariel was quickly taken to the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre at Fishcross, where staff began to nurse her back to health.
Following a months-long recovery, she has now been returned to the wild.Wildlife Assistant Caitlin Ganley commented: "Ariel was the worst entanglement case we've ever had to deal with.
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