'Giant fish' thrashes onto shore in Hawaii, frightening tourists
"GIANT fish scares tourists on beach," the Instagram page Oahu described Saturday.
The scene is extraordinary because marlin are typically found offshore, far from beaches.
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Oahu explained that the marlin 'crashed onto the shore possibly due to being struck by a boat or stressed from having a host of parasites.'
The stranding event occurred in 2023 and, apparently, there was no effort to rescue the billfish.
On the contrary, according to Oahu: 'It's reported that a group of local boys loaded the fish up and took it back home.'
The footage is reminiscent of a bizarre scene that unfolded in Mexico in 2022, involving a massive elephant seal that hauled ashore in the Baja California Sur community of Mulegé, interrupting a family picnic.
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