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Zelda was Mrs Swan of Pittville Park, shown here with her husband George and their six children.
Zelda died yesterday evening at about 10:00, at Vale Wildlife Centre. She had been brought in to the centre because she had become unable to walk. An X-ray showed that she had fractured a leg, possibly an old injury. Every effort was made to save her, but she had developed a major infection and she slipped away.
George lost his first wife in 2008, when she swallowed some fishing line. That year, he was able to raise the cygnets by himself; we're hoping he'll succeed this year too.
