1BRIGANTINE, NJ – A grey seal rescued earlier this year by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center has died during surgery meant to save its life.

The animal, identified as Grey Seal #25-049, had been under veterinary care since April 3 after suffering a severe rear flipper injury.

Despite months of treatment and the involvement of multiple veterinary specialists, the seal died under anesthesia Monday during an operation to amputate the damaged flipper.

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Grey Seal #25-049 was rescued in April with a serious flipper injury.

The animal died during surgery to prevent infection from spreading.

Case will be used as a veterinary teaching tool at Rowan University.

Medical team fought to save the animal

According to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a team of six veterinarians from

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