Two young boys found massive creature with 'human-like head' on UK beach

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Cornwall Live reports.Old weekly newspaper the Hereford Journal catalogued the incredible find in October of the same year, with a local man revealing that villagers savagely killed the enormous creature.Called ‘Sea Monster’, the article reads: “This monster was first discovered by two boys who went in search of wrecks soon after day break; and as they stood on the cliff which commanded a prospect of a small sandy cove, they discovered something of enormous hulk near the shore, and which after a short time they apprehended to be the side or part of a ship which had the preceding night been broken to pieces.“They went towards the place with sanguine expectation of great success, and as they approached the spot, they were both struck with the utmost consternation to perceive such motions as it was something which had life.”Terrified, the boys ran towards a group of men they knew and told them what they had witnessed.The men did not believe them at first, but eventually decided to follow them and see the monster for themselves.“A great number of people soon collected themselves into a body, and determined to go armed, some with large sticks and pokers, others with hatchets, spits, etc, which was, after some deliberation, carried into execution,” the article reports.“On their coming near the spot they perceived it to be something living and it raised its head, which had not before been perceived, and appeared to direct its course towards them.“All were alarmed – they could see no legs to it, but it appeared to crawl on its belly, raising its body at times a little from the sand.“Various were the opinions about this creature; some said it was a mermaid, others a whale – but the greater number disbelieving the existence of the.