Marine biologist Kirsty Brown, 28, was studying the movement ... Although they are formidable hunters, leopard seals are solitary creatures and it is virtually unknown for them to attack humans.

A British marine biologist died after being attacked by a large leopard seal while snorkelling in the Antarctic. Kirsty Brown, 28, whose parents live in West Sussex, is believed to have drowned ...

A marine biologist at the British Antarctic Survey has been killed by a leopard seal as she snorkelled. The seal attacked Kirsty Brown without warning and dragged her underneath the water as she ...