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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

Thor the walrus heads back to sea after overnight stay in Blyth

Thor seen resting on a wooden pontoon at Blyth yacht club
Thor was seen resting on a wooden pontoon at Blyth yacht club. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A roving walrus who delighted crowds in Scarborough on New Year’s Eve has made his way back to sea from his latest resting point of Blyth on the Northumberland coast.

Thor, who showed up in Blyth on Monday, slipped back into the water shortly before 7am on Tuesday, according to the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDLMR), which monitored the animal overnight.

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