A BEACHGOER annoys a group of seals despite visitors being told to keep away.

       The man even appeared to try to touch one pup, forcing it to flee into the sea.

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       The man even appeared to try to touch one pup, forcing it to flee into the sea Credit: SWNS

       Haylea Allison, 36, spotted the group of three men, two women and a toddler - thought to be tourists - pushing each other over within metres of the seals.

       She said: "I thought 'someone's going to get hurt'. They were about one metre away - it's recommended to be 10 metres away.

       "If that seal just turned around to them they wouldn't have got away quickly enough."

       Seals can bite if they feel threatened. Bites can lead to infection due to bacteria in their mouths.

       Peter Ansell, chairman of the Friends of Horsey Seals, slammed the group's behaviour as "very silly and very stupid".

       He added: "They're messing about with wild animals. It's beyond comprehension."

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       Peter, 86, said that the seals rest on the beach at night and can become agitated if approached by humans.

       He said: "It's a double whammy. These people taking a risk with their own health and the toddler because these are wild animals and they will bite.

       "They're also disturbing a pack of seals due to give birth in a couple of months.

       Visitors to Horsey Gap, Norfolk, are told to stay 10m from the seals. Many are pregnant and can abort if scared.

       The seals at Horsey normally give birth between November and January, when the privately-owned beach is closed to the public and a distanced viewing area is opened instead.

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       The group were pushing each other over within metres of the seals Credit: SWNS 3

       Peter Ansell said it was a risk because these are wild animals Credit: SWNS