The headlines read: “Dead Monster Washes Ashore in Montauk”
So what exactly was this crazy dead thing? Some call it a marketing scheme and no one can deny that it brought attention to the town of Montauk.
Others say it might have been a prank by a local filmmaker to bring attention to his movie. There’s a pretty good understanding of how the story unfolded but no conclusion on how the story started and whether it’s a normal hoax or a hoax of a hoax.
In the end, the actual carcass appears to be a dead, waterlogged raccoon.
~Bluegrass Blue Crab
No so fast there, this story had legs and WILL WALK. In fact a similar critter washed up on California’s Ocean Beach that same summer:
http://sharkdivers.blogspot.com/2008/09/mother-of-montauk-breaking-news.html
Yes, the Mother of Montauk, believe it, there’s a picture!