Grim Mermaid like creature found washed up on the beach

Grim Mermaid like creature found washed up on the beach Grim Mermaid like creature found washed up on the beach Grim Mermaid like creature found washed up on the beach Something fishy? Man finds gruesome remains that look like a 'dead mermaid' on deserted beach Pictures taken on Norfolk beach capture a body with human-like features Mystery find at Great Yarmouth has the skull of a man but the tail of a fish Debate rages online over possible explanations for the eerie discovery By CRAIG SIMPSON FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 09:00 GMT, 5 October 2016 | UPDATED: 09:04 GMT, 5 October 2016 e-mail 317 shares 131 View comments A man claims to have found a mermaid washed up on a windswept Norfolk beach. If it’s true, she had deserted warm tropical waters to swim among the oil rigs, fishing trawlers, crude oil tankers, ferries and cruise liners in the chilly North Sea. Paul Jones posted photographs which he says were taken at Great Yarmouth and which have been shared 15,000 times on the social media website in two days. Grim 'Mermaid' like creature found washed up on the beach Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:02 Previous Play Skip Mute Current Time 0:02 / Duration Time 0:54 Fullscreen Need Text SHARE THIS MORE VIDEOS Starfish found washed up on the beaches of Moreton Isl… Monstrous-looking sea creature washes up on Me… Body of Liverpool villain is washed up on Spanish be… Enormous dead sperm whale washed up on popul… RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Were they racing rejects? Rotting remains of dozens of dead... The stunning secret beach in Sydney that pops up once every... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share In his post he wrote “Today at Great Yarmouth we found what looks like a dead Mermaid washed up on the beach.” The gruesome images show the decaying body of a human-like creature with a fish tail lying on the sand. The mid section of the body appears to be rotting while the tail and head have stayed relatively intact. Rotting remains of a human-like creature appear to have washed up on the shore near Great Yarmouth, with a distinctive skull and fish-like tail still intact +2 Rotting remains of a human-like creature appear to have washed up on the shore near Great Yarmouth, with a distinctive skull and fish-like tail still intact The eerie discovery was captured on camera by Paul Jones, who posted the images of the 'mermaid' online, with many people speculating on the origins of the body +2 The eerie discovery was captured on camera by Paul Jones, who posted the images of the 'mermaid' online, with many people speculating on the origins of the body Many online posts support his claim that it’s a mythical mermaid. But others say it’s a dead seal - the east coast has a large colony of grey seals. One post, from Paige Cook, said ‘Rip Ariel’ in a reference to the Disney film The Little Mermaid. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3822814/UK-man-stumbles-gruesome-remains-look-like-dead-mermaid-deserted-beach.html#ixzz4MDWnjihH Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook