A woman was dubbed a heroine after she rescued an injured seagull that had been stuck in fishing line for more than five hours near the Irish Sea.
Dramatic photos show Lorraine Bullar swimming out 50 feet in frigid Stanley Park Lake in Blackpool, Lancashire, to save the injured gull whose leg was trapped in fishing tackle.
The exhausted animal was spotted by wildlife rescue volunteer Stuart Beaton, who had noticed the gull hadn’t moved for five hours.
He alerted his team at Brambles Wildlife Rescue, and they called Lorraine.
She has extensive experience saving lives with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the charity that operates 24/7 search and rescue missions around England and trains lifeguards for her beaches.
“Thankfully heroine Lorraine, who is a friend of the Rescue, offered her help,” said Mel Greenhalgh, of Brambles.
She pulled on her wetsuit and swam out to give the seagull an emergency assist.
Waiting on the shore, Stuart captured photos, then carefully removed the hook, and transported t to the clinic.
The gull is now being cared for by staff members at Brambles, who treated her with antibiotics and gave her anti-inflammatory medication—as well as a new nickname, ‘Patience’.
Even though the swim was just 50 feet (15 meters), Mel was impressed.
“That’s no mean feat swimming with a gull under your arm!”
“Luckily she only chewed on her wetsuit.”
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A proud Mel summed it up: “It was a smashing piece of teamwork yet again by all involved.”
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