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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Tanya Waterworth

Stunned fisherman films ‘incredible sighting’ of beaver on the River Chew

In 30 years of fishing on the River Chew, Joe Burgoyne had never seen a beaver. So he was stunned to see one swimming towards him.

Joe said: “I have been fishing that river for 30 years, since I was a kid and I’ve never seen anything like it. It is a secluded spot and I’d climbed down the bank.”

Read next: Beaver filmed exploring bank under Bedminster Bridge in Bristol

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