VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Oceanfront had a rare visitor Monday afternoon.
A juvenile gray seal was spotted resting on the beach by WTKR News 3's John Hood, who shot this video of the seal around 1:30 p.m.
Seal resting on beach at Oceanfront; Virginia Aquarium monitoring
The Virginia Aquarium says the seal made its way back into the water Tuesday morning.
Aquarium personnel monitored the seal before it returned to the ocean. They put up signs asking people to stay 150 feet back to protect the seal. That's in line with NOAA's guidelines, which also say that time spent observing all seals and sea lions should be limited to 30 minutes or less.
John Hood/WTKR
