Israeli town offers $1 million for mermaid proof
09:48, 13 August 2009
TEL AVIV. August 13. KAZINFORM An Israeli town has offered a $1 million reward to anyone who can prove the existence of a mermaid said to live in nearby coastal waters, the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
The offer was made after locals and visitors to Kiryat Yam, just north of the city of Haifa, reported seeing a strange creature swimming in the sea.
"Many people are telling us they are sure they've seen a mermaid and they are all independent of each other," council spokesman Natti Zilberman was quoted as saying by Sky News. "People say it is half girl, half fish, jumping like a dolphin. It does all kinds of tricks, then disappears," he said.
Zilberman also said the creature was not thought to be a dolphin or a large fish, adding that people say "it is a female figure, and it looks like a young girl"; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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