Mermaid reports in Florida

2 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

1. 

   Mermaid · Saint Augustine, Florida · 1890

   Saint Augustine, Florida1 independent source

   Witness reports that W. W. Stanton caught a six-foot, pure white, scaleless creature with a human-like head and face, well-defined breasts, and four flippers while fishing off St. Augustine.

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   Mermaid · Florida · 1988

   Florida1 independent source

   Witness reports that professional scuba diver [name] encountered a mermaid-like creature with evil eyes while diving off the coast of Florida in 1988.