US EditionSleepy seal diverts traffic in Australian seaside town
- Victoria Police directed traffic on Point Nepean Road in Dromana near Anthony's Nose after reports of a seal named Sammy sunbathing on the road, with the alert noting traffic was diverted "due to a live seal on the roadway."
- Zoos Victoria's Marine Response Unit responded to the incident as experts warned not to approach animals that may feel threatened, while a local resident told the ABC she was not surprised to see the "local seal."
- Motorists faced delays of up to five minutes as police used orange traffic cones to protect Sammy, while Gen Abbott, who watched for over an hour, said, "We have been following him for a while around the peninsula."
- All lanes were cleared by 1pm after wildlife experts escorted Sammy back into the water, VicTraffic confirmed, concluding the hours-long roadblock safely.
- Disturbances by roving seals are nothing new to communities bordering Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay; an elephant seal dubbed Henry previously smashed petrol station windows in Point Lonsdale, and a fur seal nicknamed Grumpy disrupted a Blairgowrie regatta in December.
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An Australian seaside town briefly deviated its road traffic on Friday when a local seal decided to take a nap on the road.
An Australian seaside town briefly deviated its traffic on Friday because of a seal. Known locally, the latter decided to take a nap on the road. - Australia: a seal decides to take its nap on the roadway, the diverted traffic (International).
A well-known seal of the inhabitants blocked a road in Australia. Pinnipede fell asleep peacefully on the road. An Australian seaside town briefly deviated its road traffic
A seal that had fallen asleep in the middle of the road in the seaside town of Dromana in southeastern Australia was briefly diverted today. Police placed cones around the sleeping animal, which had initially sunbathed on the road, oblivious to traffic, and diverted traffic past it.
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Sleepy seal diverts traffic in Australian seaside town
Traffic in a seaside Australian town was briefly diverted on Friday when a local seal decided to take a nap on the road.
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