Fisherman is left gobsmacked after hauling a freaky three-legged creature from the Atlantic Ocean 

‘Stranger things!’ Fisherman is left gobsmacked after hauling a freaky three-legged creature from the Atlantic Ocean

  • Bulbous-headed creature is seen writhing on decking off Coney Island, Brooklyn
  • The fisherman questions what creature it is and calls for his mother to take a look
  • Bizarre creature has slits for gills where eyes should be and three long tentacles 

A fisherman is left gobsmacked after hauling a three-legged slimy creature from the Atlantic Ocean. 

The bulbous-headed creature is seen with a fishing line in its huge mouth after it was caught off Coney Island, Brooklyn. 

Footage shows the sea monster writhing around on the decking of a fishing boat as it twists its octopus-like tentacles. 

Bulbous-headed creature is seen with a fishing line in its huge mouth after it was caught off Coney Island, Brooklyn

The fisherman exclaims: ‘What the hell, what is that? Mom!’

‘Mom, do you see this?’ 

The bizarre creature has slits for gills which appear to stare down the camera like eyes. 

The sea monster twists and turns on the fishing boat decking

The three-legged creature coils itself into a ball after it was caught in the Atlantic Ocean

The sea monster twists and turns on the fishing boat decking (left). The three-legged creature coils itself into a ball (right) after it was caught in the Atlantic Ocean 

His mother screams: ‘Holy s**t! What the hell is that?’ 

The dumbfounded fisherman replies: ‘What is happening?’  

The odd clip was posted to TikTok by Nataliia Vorobok and has since received 1.4million likes. 

People were quick to question the creature’s welfare while one likened the creature to the Netflix drama, Stranger Things, which features many unusual beings. 

Another user said: ‘Ugh put it back in the water and let it live,

‘Whatever it is… let it go,’ one added.  

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