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"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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