Man rescued after being injured by seal on remote Atlantic island

A man who suffered a serious seal bite on a remote South Atlantic island has been rescued by the British Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

Man rescued after being injured by seal on remote Atlantic island
Sat, 28 Nov, 2015 - 15:38

A man who suffered a serious seal bite on a remote South Atlantic island has been rescued by the British Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

The man had been visiting South Georgia, a small and frozen island 800 nautical miles to the east of the Falklands, on a polar cruise.

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