"It had massive teeth, a flat head and large eye sockets. It was about five feet long.”

By JOHN COLES

THE grisly remains of a mysterious razor-fanged beast have been found washed up on a beach.
A shocked surfer discovered a carcass “the size of a calf . . . with massive, canine teeth”.

It is badly decomposed, making identification difficult — but the find sparked fevered speculation.
The monster was spotted near Downend Point on Croyde Beach, Devon.

And the tourist spot is just five miles by sea from where the Beast of Exmoor is rumoured to roam.

The corpse has black fur and teeth similar to those found on big cats such as pumas and panthers.
Surfer Jason Poulton, 37, stumbled upon the remains at sunset on Tuesday — the day the Forestry Commission officially confirmed big cats DO live in Britain.
The Sun told how wardens in the Forest of Dean, Gloucs, have seen the fearsome creatures in the wild. Yesterday Jason said of the beach find: “I thought it could be the Beast of Exmoor as it looked like a big cat or dog.

“It had massive teeth, a flat head and large eye sockets. It was about five feet long.”

Some locals suggested it could be a seal, but The Marine Conservation Society and the National Seal Sanctuary both stated it was not.

PC Chris Tucker, of Braunton Police, said: “It has black fur. It looks quite beast-like with those teeth.”

Sergeant Jeff Pearce added: “It could be a sea lion — and that in itself would be unusual as they don’t live in our waters.”

Last night, in a further twist, police reported the beast’s skull STOLEN.

Sgt Pearce said: “We don’t know who’s taken it — but it’s not there any more.”

source: The Sun