Travel / Thursday, 20-Nov-2025

"Loch Ness" Monster of Georgia Found on Wolf Island Beach

"Loch Ness" Monster of Georgia Found on Wolf Island Beach

The carcass looked prehistoric, but biologists say it was probably a decomposing basking shark.

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A man out boating at Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge with his son reported a bizarre finding–a long-necked, prehistoric-looking creature washed up on a beach. Some locals joked it was the legendary Altamaha-ha sea monster of Georgia, but biologists say it was likely the decomposing carcass of a basking shark. 

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