Fig. 3From: A description of the gross pathology of drowning and other causes of mortality in seabirdsThoracic cavity of a drowned shag showing swollen and intensely congested lungs. The lungs have been excised and moved cranially for examination. The right lung is shown intact (black arrow) but the left lung was bisected and the cranial half removed; the cut surface of the caudal half (small arrows) shows that the intense congestion extends evenly throughout the parenchyma. The white frothy fluid adjacent to the spine (yellow arrow) was released from the lungs when they were excisedBack to article page