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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Summer Woolley

Manhunt after baby seal stabbed multiple times on US beach

The baby seal in question - (Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium via AP)

A search is underway after an elephant seal pup was stabbed multiple times on a beach in Oregon.

The seal survived the attack which occurred in a cove in the small town of Neskowin, which sits along the Pacific Ocean, on March 16, between 8pm and 11.30pm, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Monday.

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