9/4/2023 0 Comments Mermaid findings![]() He was 20 minutes off the coast of Kauai when he saw what looked like a woman just 10 feet away, swimming with a pod of dolphins and keeping up with their fast pace which Leicher thought was obviously odd. Jeff Leicher, a diver who is a videographer at the Jack Diving Locker of Kauai, claims that he not only saw but came into brief contact with a mermaid. But nobody was able to capture or find the mermaid, and as time passed, the story died.Ī boat of ten people claimed to see the same mermaid sightingĪ diver managed to take a photo of the mermaid swimming past – experts claim it’s real A blurry image of a mermaid in the waters Charles White, from the Undersea Gardens, was desperate to prove her existence and offered a $25,000 reward for the mermaid’s capture, even going as far as saying that he would offer a room for the mermaid with whatever she liked. The people who saw this marine creature said that she seemed to be eating raw salmon fish while enjoying the waves splashing upon her.Ī similar mermaid-spotting incident was reported that same week although a lot of people didn’t believe it was real. In 1967, a ferry with tourists was astonished to spot a blonde mermaid on a beach. Taro tried his best to get the scientific community involved after the war, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen.Ĭlaimed she had blonde hair, eating raw salmon A mermaid sitting on a rock by the coast The soldiers summoned the general soon after, who saw these creatures with his own eyes as well. Taro requested the villagers to inform him if any of the orang ikan were captured dead or alive. They didn’t seem friendly and not knowing the creatures’ intentions, the soldiers started shooting at them but the creatures escaped and disappeared out of view.Ī sergeant named Mr. ![]() Another same creature was seen swimming in the water towards them. It turned, faced the soldiers, and let out a weird gurgling noise. Suddenly an orang ikan jumped out of the water and onto a rock. The lagoon seemed normal until they saw some thrashing in the water. One such sighting happened when a troop of soldiers came to a natural lagoon after leisurely exploring the island. Instead of a single tail, they had two frog-like long fins and long arms. They were said to have light pink skin, similar to salmon, and a mouth like carp. The marine creatures were 150cm tall, and had spikes on the spine, shoulders, and neck. An amphibious creature that was mostly seen to be in the sea than on land. The Japanese soldiers recorded not one but many different sightings claiming they all saw the same thing. These soldiers stationed in a 555 square mile area in the islands had multiple claims of encounters with these “man fish” or as the modern world calls them – mermaids. During World War II in 1943, the Japanese soldiers stationed there learned that this was no myth. They called it the orang ikan, translated as man fish. The local villagers in the Kai Islands of Indonesia had a creature that they were familiar with. Japanese soldiers of WWII saw many mermaids or ‘man fish’ sightingsĬlaimed to be 150cm tall, having spikes on the spine, shoulders, and neck A mermaid with fins swimming toward the surface of the water ![]() But nobody really knows what Columbus actually saw. Historians debunk them as possible sightings of manatees. He had said that unlike folklore these creatures weren’t beautiful due to some masculine features on their faces. The famous explorer, Columbus, was said to have spotted three mermaids or sirens off the coast of Hispaniola in 1493. Historians claim what he saw was manatees Columbus claimed to have seen three mermaids off the coast of Hispaniola He had instructed his crew, on several voyages, to stay away from certain charted waters that he called ‘enchanted’ because of mermaids in these areas that Blackbeard and his crew members had reported seeing.Ĭlaimed the mermaids he saw were not beautiful creatures One of the most famous and feared pirates in history has mentioned the possibility of mermaids in his logbook. He avoided waters known for mermaid sightings A fantasy map showing enchanted waters The pirate Blackbeard mentioned mermaids in his logbook He also comments that the Governor of Gaul even wrote a letter to Emperor Augustus to inform him about these mythical creatures. Mermaid corpses were found to be frequently washed up on shore with their bodies covered all over in scales. The Hellenized Syrian writer Lucian has mentioned the possible existence of mermaids in his Natural History 9.4.9–11. Pliny the Elder has mentioned and describes numerous sightings of mermaids off the coast of Gaul. Quite the contrary, there have been claims that go as far back as the second century AD. Mermaid sightings weren’t something that started recently. The Governor of Gaul wrote a letter to Emperor Augustus about mermaids Digital art of a mermaid washed up on shore ![]() Mermaid corpses were found washed up on the beach
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