Seal spotted on Worthing Beach boosts couple's spirits during daily walk

On Thursday evening, Pete Raynsford, 39, was on Worthing Beach opposite Heene Road with his partner Louise Campbell, 38, when they saw what appeared to be a piece of driftwood 20ft off the coast.

But Louise noticed it was moving - and they quickly realised it was a seal paddling off the shore.

Pete said: "It was just so nice. I couldn't believe it.

"I have lived here my whole life and never seen anything like that at all. It brightened up our day, given the circumstances."

Pete, who is managing director of 5 Rings Group - an IT and telephony business in Lancing - and Louise have been working from home in Goring since the coronavirus lockdown began.

So to alleviate the cabin fever, the couple had been going for daily walks on the beach.

Pete wanted to share the footage 'to take people's thoughts away from all the negativity at the moment'.

Pictures and video: Pete Raynsford

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