A mystery UFO-like object that washed up on a South Carolina beach left residents mystified at the weekend.
The large cylindrical object, described as being soft and feeling like foam, was found by Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network who are usually deployed to deal with animals struggling on the shoreline.
Lauren Rust, the executive director of the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network, was among the first on the scene.
"There's no metal on it. The whole thing is just layers of foam," she told The Post and Courier, before posting images on Facebook in the hope someone might be able to identify it.
"It also doesn't look like it's been in the water that long. You'd think if it were in the water (for a long period of time), it would be covered in barnacles and all sorts of (sea life)."