The scent of rotting fish was detected by Overton, Lancashire residents Gary and Angela Williams as they strolled down Middleton Sands beach, which is close to Morecambe Bay.
They pursued the aroma until they came onto an odd-looking “rock” that seemed to be a fragment of ambergris, commonly referred to as “whale vomit” and used to make perfume.
The couple brought the enormous lump, covered in a scarf, home after reading about the highly sought-after chemical in a newspaper.
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