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| Badger cub rescued after 90ft Cornwall cliff plunge | Badger cub rescued after 90ft Cornwall cliff plunge |
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| A kayaker rescued a baby badger which plummeted 90ft (27m) into the sea. | A kayaker rescued a baby badger which plummeted 90ft (27m) into the sea. |
| The stricken creature survived the death-defying plunge and had scrambled to relative safety on a cliff ledge off the north Cornwall coast. | The stricken creature survived the death-defying plunge and had scrambled to relative safety on a cliff ledge off the north Cornwall coast. |
| It was spotted by Tom Wildblood who pulled it on to his boat in a "surreal" rescue mission. | It was spotted by Tom Wildblood who pulled it on to his boat in a "surreal" rescue mission. |
| "When I went to grab the badger it tried to nip me but then a wave picked it up and threw it into the water," he said. | "When I went to grab the badger it tried to nip me but then a wave picked it up and threw it into the water," he said. |
| "I then grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and hauled it aboard. It was in a really bad way and was shaking. I think it finally realised we were doing it some good." | "I then grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and hauled it aboard. It was in a really bad way and was shaking. I think it finally realised we were doing it some good." |
| More on this story and others from Cornwall | More on this story and others from Cornwall |
| The cave tour leader said the cub had probably fallen down an old miners' track above the cliffs at Trevaunance Cove near St Agnes, where he had been leading a group of kayakers. | |
| "I was just doing a normal tour around the caves when I saw this badger on a ledge," he said. | "I was just doing a normal tour around the caves when I saw this badger on a ledge," he said. |
| "We normally see seals but I don't think I'll ever see anything like that again, it was surreal." | "We normally see seals but I don't think I'll ever see anything like that again, it was surreal." |
| The cub has been checked by a vet and given a clean bill of health. | The cub has been checked by a vet and given a clean bill of health. |