Camilla Palm spotted a small head sticking out of the water while working at Lillfjärden in central Hudiksvall at night, according to official sources. The head belonged to a seal, but her colleagues did not believe her when she told them about it. By Tuesday morning, the seal had come ashore and laid down on a grassy patch near the water, and Palm now has photographic evidence of the seal, as confirmed by official sources.
SVT Gävleborg contacted the County Administrative Board for advice on what to do about the seal. The main advice from the County Administrative Board is to leave the seal alone and keep a distance. The seal is likely resting and will reunite with its mother.
Seal pups appear here and there at this time of year. If the seal is in a dangerous location or far from water, it can be moved by contacting the municipality's wildlife caretaker. If the seal is near water, people should keep a distance and leave it alone.
The exact location of the grassy patch and whether the seal has been moved or remains at the site are unknown, as are the current condition of the seal and if its mother has been sighted or reunited with the pup.