Cops Try to Detangle Terrified Seal Trapped in Net Even When It Attempts to Bite

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A video has gone viral online of the moment police in Washington state rescued an unusual visitor to the region - a Guadalupe fur seal - from being caught up and wrapped in a plastic fishing net on a local beach.

A witness captured the moment the distraught seal is attended by the two caring policemen, and the subsequent video was uploaded to social media where it promptly went viral.