An UNDERWATER swim wearing scuba gear has raised cash to support rockhopper penguin conservation.
Zac Cuff, nine, who attends Sutton Veny Primary School, undertook the 1 km challenge at Melksham Blue Pool, where he has recently qualified as a PADI master seal scuba diver with local group Divezone.
Zac, who lives with parents Amanda and Jeremy in Bishopstrow Court, Warm-inster, is a wildlife lover and a member of the RSPB’s Wildlife Explorers club.
The organisation has recently launched a campaign to help rockhoppers, which are an endangered species.
He decided to combine his new scuba diving skills with a fundraising effort for the penguins and raised £133 in sponsorship, with the help of Divezone’s Mark Alexander, who provided the equipment.
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