Otter catch of the day at Ludlow weir

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There have been plenty of salmon spotters alongside the weir in Ludlow – and this otter was a particularly curious spectator. He took the plunge and caught a salmon as big as himself, before struggling off downstream. The battle was captured by photographer Steve Sankey, who described it as an "amazing sight".

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