One unfortunate beachcomber almost trod in something resembling a severed human penis and testicles, on a New Zealand beach and called the police: Cod story of the week!
However, it was a premature communication, according to the Oddstuff website. It turned out to be some kind of anemone, although no private dick with a marine biology degree was on hand to confirm this.
Meanwhile, fishermen reported sighting a merman, complete with requisite green-black hair, gills, webbed hands, and “protruding stomach”, reports Ananova.
Are these two stories linked? It all seems very fishy to me…