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Mysterious manatee remains elusive

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Several people have reported seeing a manatee in the New York area, though confirmation of the marine mammal's visit remained elusive.

Elaine Swedish-Rimmer, 70, said she saw the big beast Friday while fishing on a floating dock in Huntington, N.Y., Newsday reported.

"I hear this grunting noise and I look down, and at first I thought it was a mass of seaweed," Swedish-Rimmer said. "Then, all of a sudden, it's this huge mass coming down."

A family in the New York town also reported seeing the manatee off a nearby dock Wednesday, but both witness reports had yet to be confirmed.

The creature, thought to between nine to 10 feet long, may have also been spotted in Centerport, N.Y., Saturday as several witnesses claim to have seen a manatee-like animal in area waters.

Manatees are not native to the area, though experts say it isn't unheard for one to travel so far north, Newsday said.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 08/25/2008

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