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Mermaid. United Kingdom

ID #1607263559
Added Sun, 06/12/2020
Author July N.
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Initial data

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Incident date: 
1739
Location: 
Эксетер
United Kingdom

This 1739 article describes the story of a fisherman who saw a "creature" jump out and run away from them near the town of Exeter. 

They say:

"When they came to him, he was dying, moaning like a human being: it had webbed ears like a duck's, and its eyes, nose, and mouth were human-like, except that the nose was slightly indented. A salmon-like tail, upturned to the back and four feet (1.2 m) high."

It was publicly shown in the city.

Original news

1739 IN THE CITY OF EXETER

This article back in 1739 describes an account of fisherman seeing “a creature” leap out and run away from them near the City of Exeter. They say:

“At their coming up to it, it was dying, having groan’d like a human creature: Its feet were webb’d like a duck’s, it had eyes, nose, and mouth resembling those of a man, only the nose somewhat depress’d; a tail not unlike a salmon’s, turning up towards its back, and is four feet high.”

It was publicly shown in the city.

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