A mysterious construction has been found beneath the sand on a Florida seaside

Beachgoers in Florida found a mysterious object buried beneath the sand, perplexing locals and officers. The thing started protruding out of the sand after Hurricanes Ian and Nicole battered Volusia County earlier this yr, stated Kevin A. Captain, a spokesperson for for Volusia County. 

It seems to be a wood construction and appears like items of wooden poking out of the seaside for about 80 toes. It was found Thanksgiving weekend by beachgoers, Captain instructed CBS Information by way of electronic mail. 

He stated an archeologist is visiting the seaside on Tuesday to look at the construction. CBS Information has reached out to the Florida Division of State for extra data and is awaiting response. 

The erosion on the seaside has been “unprecedented,” Volusia Seashore Security Deputy Chief Tammy Malphurs instructed CBS Information affiliate WKMG. “We have not seen this type of erosion in a really very long time,” she stated. “I have been on the seaside most likely 25 years and that is the primary time I’ve seen it uncovered.”

“We’re unsure what it’s,” Malphurs stated in regards to the construction. 

Hurricane Ian hit Florida as a Class 4 on Sept. 28, whereas Hurricane Nicole made landfall within the state as a Class 1 on Nov. 10. These hurricanes and Hurricane Fiona extensively broken elements of Florida and Puerto Rico. 

After Nicole made landfall, Gov. Ron De Santis stated the storm can be much less important than Ian, however nonetheless make an impression – particularly in Volusia County, positioned simply above the place the storm formally made landfall, based on CBS Miami. 

“That is clearly not as important storm as Hurricane Ian was, however approaching the heels of that, you are seeing communities, notably within the Volusia County space, that had plenty of that erosion on the shoreline,” DeSantis stated throughout a press convention. “This has put a few of these buildings in jeopardy, and so they’ve been working very arduous to ensure everyone’s protected.”

Different areas of the state, like Broward County, which incorporates Fort Lauderdale, additionally reported widespread seaside erosion after Nicole. 

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