These dramatic pictures show a young grey seal being saved from the bottom of a cliff after rescuers freed him from netting caught round his neck.

A team from Cornish Wildlife abseiled down a steep cliff to gain access to the remote spot where the seal was suffering.

They managed to sneak up on the injured mammal and wrap him in a towel before cutting away the netting.

Then, watched by an anxious crowd, they cleaned the deep wound around its neck and freed it back into the sea.

These dramatic pictures show a young grey seal being saved from the bottom of a cliff after rescuers freed him from netting caught round his neck. A team from Cornish Wildlife abseiled down a steep cliff to gain access to the remote spot where the seal was suffering. They managed to sneak up on the injured mammal and wrap him in a towel before cutting away the netting. Then, watched by an anxious crowd, they cleaned the deep wound around its neck and freed it back into the sea.