Swimmer injured by monk seal will not be fined, officials say
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VIDEO COURTESY MARKUS FAIGLE
A swimmer was injured Sunday morning while swimming too close to a nursing Hawaiian monk seal and her pup near a roped-off area in Waikiki. NOAA says the public must maintain a distance of 50 feet to view monk seals and 150 feet for a pup with its mother.
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Mama seal would bury her head and then toss the sand away. Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.3/10
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Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.4/10
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Baby seal playing with a yellow slipper. Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.5/10
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Baby seal playing with a yellow slipper. Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.6/10
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Mama seal would bury her head and then toss the sand away. Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.7/10
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Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.8/10
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Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.9/10
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Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.10/10
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Seal and baby visit beach right next to Natatorium.
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