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"Doomsday Fish" Wash Ashore in Mexico
Two deep-sea oarfish, rarely seen near the surface, were stranded and assisted back into the ocean by beachgoers, with the video gaining nearly 2 million views online.
- On March 4, Monica Pittenger posted an Instagram clip showing two rare deep-sea oarfish washed ashore in the shallows off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
- Oarfish are long, ribbon-like deep-sea fish usually found around 1,000 meters , making surface sightings along the Cabo coastline extraordinarily rare.
- Beachgoers, including Pittenger's sister, entered the water to push the stranded fish back toward the sea, and Monica Pittenger said, 'It was like something out of a fiction movie. I had never seen anything like it before. I just remember thinking, Is this real?'
- Survival of the animals remains unclear after being pushed back to sea, and video viewers sparked widespread praise for rescuers and observers as the clip circulated on social media.
- Seeing two in one place is almost unheard of along the Cabo coastline, and despite the 'doomsday fish' nickname, scientists and Surfer magazine reported no seismic activity or evidence linking sightings to earthquakes.
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