For years now, there have been reported sightings of mermaid-like
creatures in Kilauea Falls, Hawaii. But without proof, these eyewitness
reports and stories have been dismissed as old wives’ tales and tourism
lures. Much like is said about the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland. But
these stunning photographs below could well dispel that. They appear to
show the body of one of the mysterious half-human/half-fish creatures,
washed up on the beach. There’s been no official explanation of the
appearance from any Hawaiian authorities, although eyewitness
testimonials say that governments officials and scientists were quick on
the scene to remove the body.
Until now, evidence of aquatic humanoids have been confined to grainy
photographs and unclear video footage. But this as yet unidentified
creature could well prove to be our finest proof that these famed beings
exist.
You can clearly see the distinguishing upper body features are that
of a human female. And lower down, the bottom half is undoubtedly the
kind of body one would expect to find on a sea animal, specifically a
fish.
The body was only recently discovered and is thought to be currently
undergoing tests to determine its origin and potential authenticity at
The University of Hawaii’s Institute of Marine Biology in Kaneohe. A
thorough examination of the animal should prove conclusive and could,
potentially, change the way we look at nature.
Sightings of mermaids – and mermen – date back hundreds, if
not thousands, of years. Famed explorers such as Christopher Columbus
and Captain John Smith (of Pocahontas fame) wrote of their experiences
with them whilst exploring the ocean. Smith saw ‘a big-eyed,
green-haired mermaid in 1614 off the coast of Newfoundland’ and even
claimed to feel ‘love’ for her. that was until he realized that she was
in fact a fish from the waist down…
Earlier sightings of mermaids on the site where the corpse was washed
up have stimulated debate about the potential existence of such things.
Here’s what appears to be a mermaid on a rock, just a few hundred
metres from where this latest being was found.
In 2012, The United States National Ocean Service declared officially
that ‘no evidence of mermaids has ever been found’. Might this latest
discovery change all that? Maybe. Maybe not. The skeletal remains of
what appeared to be a mermaid washed up on a beach in Egypt in 1997 (see
below). Tests proved inconclusive, but scientists couldn’t rule out the
possibility that what was found was mermaid in origin. Many at the time
said that authorities were quick to dismiss the notion without
conducting enough in-depth tests.
Could it really be a mermaid? Is there another explanation? We look forward to finding out when the lab results come back…
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