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WELLS, Maine (TheBlaze/AP) — Humans aren't the only ones vexed by New England's high snowbanks.
Officials in Maine said a seal had to be rescued after getting stranded on a snowbank close to a roadside in the coastal town of Wells.
Image source: Wells police via WMTW-TV
WMTW-TV reported the seal was spotted about 10:30 a.m. Sunday near the Wells boat launch.
Members of the Wells Police Department and the Marine Mammals of Maine organization rescued the seal...
Image source: Wells police via WMTW-TV
...and returned it to the waters of Wells Harbor.
Image source: Wells police via WMTW-TV
Image source: Wells police via WMTW-TV
Seals sometimes get stuck near roadways in winter because they follow the ice and snow, officials said.
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