Having been almost decapitated by discarded fishing nets , these seals are being released into the wild after medics nursed them back to health . The heart-warming photographs show a four-month-old seal pup named Iron Man and a five-month-old called Beast let back in the water off Cornwall . They were badly injured by lost , discarded or abandoned fishing nets that campaigners warn can cause a devastating impact to marine life . Rescued : A four-month-old seal pup named Iron Man ( above ) and a five-month-old called Beast have been let back in the water . Released : The seals were badly injured by lost or abandoned fishing nets that campaigners warn can cause a devastating impact to marine life . Off you go : In the two-month period following Christmas 2014 , there were five seals entangled in such nets saved by rescuers in Cornwall . Back in the water : Sue Sayer from Cornwall Seal Group said the cases of Iron Man and Beast 'are by no means unique ' Iron Man in recovery : British Divers Marine Life Rescue found him near Pendeen , entangled with a net and trapped on rocks near the shore . In the two-month period following Christmas 2014 , there were five seals entangled in such nets saved by marine rescuers in Cornwall alone . Iron Man was rescued last December having suffered severe injuries after a 30ft-long piece of lost fishing trawl net became caught around his neck . British Divers Marine Life Rescue found him near Pendeen , not far from Land ’ s End , entangled with a net and trapped on rocks near the shore . With a drowning risk posed by an incoming tide , medics freed the net from the rocks and cut it from where it had created a deep wound round his head . Sue Sayer from Cornwall Seal Group , who will monitor Iron Man ’ s progress back on the wild , said : ‘ These cases are by no means unique . What you looking at ? Having been almost decapitated by discarded fishing nets , these seals are being released back into the wild . Beast in recovery : The five-month-old was also rescued with a deep wound on his neck after a fishing net cut into his flesh . Coming to their aid : Staff from the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital in Gweek - near Culdrose Airfield - help the injured seals . Medical attention : This seal was helped by the Cornish Seal Sanctuary , set in the Helford Estuary , which is a national rescue centre . Nursing them back to health : Lost , discarded or abandoned fishing nets are known as 'ghost gear ' - and can cause serious harm to seals . ‘ Iron Man would have playfully explored the lost fishing net floating in the sea and then become hideously wrapped up in it . ‘ Despite being only a few months old , he had been entangled long enough to cause a wound so deep it looked like his head was being cut off. ’ After his rescue , Iron Man was immediately transported to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital in Gweek for emergency veterinary treatment . He is now four months old and was released in full health back into the ocean last Thursday , where it is hoped he will thrive in his natural habitat . He was accompanied by Beast , who was also rescued with a deep wound on his neck after a fishing net cut into his flesh .
Heart-warming photos show four-month-old seal pup Iron Man and five-month-old Beast let back in water . Injured by lost , discarded or abandoned fishing nets that campaigners warn can cause devastating impact . In two months after Christmas 2014 , five seals entangled in nets were saved by rescuers in Gweek - alone . Iron Man suffered severe injuries after a 30ft-long piece of lost fishing trawl net became caught around neck .