Bark and ride! Cheeky seal astonishes paddle-boarder when it pops out of the water and hitches a lift Seal hopped onto novice paddle-boarder’s board on Monday afternoon in Dorset The inquisitive creature ignored Cenk Albayrak-Touye as it basked on his board He feared the seal might capsize board and tip him into water in Poole … Read more
Dramatic moment paddleboarder, 17, is rescued by the RNLI off the Welsh coast after making harrowing 999 call to say he was ‘drowning’ and adrift a quarter of a mile out to sea Alfie, 17, was separated from his paddleboard after being caught in rough waters He was able to phone the coastguard because of … Read more
Meet the hitchhiking seals… of the Thames! Puffed-out passenger puts its flippers up and hitches a cheeky ride with a paddleboarder Seals are increasingly hauling themselves up on to paddleboarder’s crafts The Thames has seals, harbour porpoises and occasionally dolphin whales It is natural behaviour for seals to haul themselves out the water and sunbathe … Read more