We have a distressed seal in a field, repeat we have a distressed seal

Update: Police initially reported they were dealing with a distressed sea lion but new information later emerged that it was in fact a seal.

They are the words that no police officer starting his shift wants to hear.

But that's exactly the situation that faced officers from several forces this morning.

More as we get it.

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