Seal bites off woman’s nose

Monday, October 31st, 2005

They seem so cute, don’t they? From Seal bites off woman’s nose:

A seal bit off a South African woman’s nose after she tried to help it back into the sea, an official said Monday.

Elsie van Tonder, 49, is expected to undergo surgery this week after being bitten on a beach near George, about 240 miles east of Cape Town Saturday.

Her nose was found but could not be reattached to her face, local media reported.

‘The seal had been lying in the same spot since Friday, so the lady and a few other people were trying to take it back to the water,’ said Herman Oosthuizen, a marine biologist with the Department of Environmental Affairs.

‘The young female seal then bit her in the face.’

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