Badger cub rescued after 90ft Cornwall cliff plunge
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. 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. "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 You may also like: 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. "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. Picture of badger at vets: Amber Gardner, St Clements Vets