Heartbreak at NJ stranding center after rescued seal's death

Tragedy in Brigantine: Grey seal dies during rescue surgery Jen Ursillo Published: November 4, 2025 A grey seal died during surgery at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center following months of hospitalization (MMSC via Facebook)

🔴A grey seal rescued in Brigantine has died during surgery to remove an infected flipper

🔴The animal was treated for months by veterinarians and MMSC staff in Brigantine

🔴The case will now help train future vets at Rowan University’s Schreiber School

BRIGANTINE — A grey seal that has been at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine since April, being treated for a severe flipper injury, has died during surgery, the center said in a Facebook post .

Months of treatment at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center

The seal (Grey seal #25-049) that was