It is not known how it came to be on the pontoon.

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Workmen helped to rescue a ferret found floating on a pontoon off the end of Anglesey's Beaumaris Pier.

BBC: Floating ferret rescued off Anglesey's Beaumaris Pier

The airport will be built in Prosperous Bay, on the east of the island, and contractors are already on site building a temporary pontoon.

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They saw something moving under a wooden pallet lying on top of the floating wooden pontoon and called in RSPCA inspectors.

BBC: Floating ferret rescued off Anglesey's Beaumaris Pier

"The pontoon is on the verge of sinking, " said Mr Smith.

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The only solid lead on Finnerty's whereabouts had been the discovery of a small pontoon boat he had been using in Bray Creek, near the Baldwin River, Hilts said.

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In addition to offering canal-side camping and houseboat rentals, John and Paula host pontoon excursions to the lakes, and have a wide range of activities on their property, including pottery, painting and radio-controlled car racing.

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Staff at Mayflower Marina in Devonport battled for a number of hours to upturn part of a wooden pontoon which had become trapped on sunken columns that anchor it after having been twisted by the wind and waves.

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