A baby seal rescued from Connecticut had died from severe digestive issues, an official from Connecticut’s Department of Public Health said Monday.

“The seal was found on Chapel Street in Connecticut on Feb. 16. It was taken to the Connecticut Department of Public Health,” Public Health Commissioner Kate Feinan said in a statement.

A necropsy determined that the seal suffered severe digestive issues including dehydration, dehydration, and severe temperatures, according to Feinan, who said the death of the seal was likely due to a heat stroke.

“While the seal was found after being exposed to extremely hot temperatures, it was too hot for the seal to survive on its own. The seal was rescued and taken to a veterinary clinic in 2020 to be treated for its severe digestive issues,” Feinan said.

Feinan said the seal’s death is believed to have occurred in the days leading up to the fire in the area. The Connecticut Fire Department has not identified the cause of the fire or the location where it happened.

The seal, with markings from a cattle dog, was rescued from the Connecticut Fire Department on Saturday, Feinan said. Feinan said the seal appeared to be in a state of distress, having lost its ability to eat. The Department of Public Health is investigating how it died and why, Feinan said.

Feinan also said the department was investigating whether the seal was or had been part of a larger animal, and if so, what that animal was. The department was aware that the seal’s life span is about three to four months.
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