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A team of would-be rescuers is asking to public to keep an eye out for an injured fur seal last seen on the northern Oregon coast.

The wounded pinniped was spotted Wednesday morning on the southern end of Seaside beach, according to the Seaside Aquarium.

“We responded to this fur seal with rope around it's neck,” the aquarium said in a Facebook post. “We were hoping to capture the little guy and remove the rope. Unfortunately, he was quite spry and swam away as soon as we approached.”

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We are on the look out for a fur seal entangled in rope. This morning we responded to this fur seal with rope around it... Posted by Seaside Aquarium on Wednesday, January 23, 2019

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The seal spotted near Seaside comes exactly one year after another fur seal, also entangled and injured, was rescued farther south and released in Newport by experts from the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

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Anyone who spots the fur seal was asked to contact the aquarium at 503-738-6211.

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-- Kale Williams

kwilliams@oregonian.com

503-294-4048

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