United Kingdom · observation
Near Brighton Pier, just west of Palace Pier
· Brighton and Hove, England
A seal pup was seen struggling to swim near the pier and was assisted by swimming-club members and responders.
- Species
- Not recorded / not sure
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- RNLI Brighton, 4 September 2017 — https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2017/september/04/brighton-rnli-lifeboat-tasked-to-help-baby-seal
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The RNLI release explicitly dates this event to Saturday morning, 2 September 2017, and locates the pup just west of Palace Pier, near Brighton Pier. Species is not stated.
- Identification confidence
- Uncertain
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.