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Mysterious dead sea beast washes up on beach in the Philippines

Beachgoers were stumped when they found a mysterious creature on the shore line on a beach in the Philippines.

The 10m-long sea beast was found in the shallows off Maasin City and was unable to be idenfitied.

While there's a chance the creature could have been a whale, the body was already decomposing when people saw it, making it hard to tell what it was.

The creature couldn't be identified. Source: Nujnuj Capistrano
The creature couldn't be identified. Source: Nujnuj Capistrano

Local Nujnuj Capistrano managed to take photos of the creature and posted them to Facebook.

"I was just passing by the beach and took some photos but I don't know about the details," he said.

"I was surprised because it's too big and it's the first time I saw that kind of creature."

Photos show the creature had a large head and was grey and white in colour.

Rescue workers tried to work out what the animal is. Source: Nujnuj Capistrano
Rescue workers tried to work out what the animal is. Source: Nujnuj Capistrano

Mr Capistrano said it was already dead when he saw it.

"The smell was too bad. I can't describe it, but it was a bad smell."

His photos show locals and rescue workers at the scene.

The creature was towed back out to sea. Source: Nujnuj Capistrano
The creature was towed back out to sea. Source: Nujnuj Capistrano

The creature was towed back out to sea, reportedly after a decision by city officials, because it was unable to be buried because of its size.

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