Police Find Young Seal Injured In Shark Attack

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KEYPORT, N.J. (CBS) -- Police in a Jersey Shore town in Monmouth County find a young seal that was injured in a shark attack.

Marine Mammal Stranding Center says police in Keyport found a very small seal on the Municipal Boat Ramp on Saturday night.

*** UPDATE*** We are so sorry to inform you that this little one did not survive. Her preliminary necropsy results show...
Posted by Marine Mammal Stranding Center on Sunday, December 3, 2017

The 33-pound emaciated harbor seal, which was born this summer, was suffering from an older shark bite scar, an eye injury, and a slight wound on her belly.

This seal marks the center's 5,000th stranding since 1978.