Newfoundland residents have been left puzzled as strange white blobs have begun washing up on their beaches. The unusual objects, described as “slimy on the outside, firm and spongy on the inside,” have sparked a full-scale investigation by Canadian officials, but so far, nobody knows what they are or where they came from.
Longtime resident Dave McGrath said he’s seen “hundreds” of these blobs scattered across the coastline. “They looked just like a pancake before you flip it over, with those dimpled little bubbles,” McGrath explained. “I’ve lived here for 67 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
The Coast Guard has surveyed the area and reported that about 28 miles of the coastline are littered with the strange material. However, they remain clueless as to the origin or nature of the blobs. McGrath and other locals are concerned about whether the substance is safe to touch or could pose a risk to the environment.
Stan Tobin, another Newfoundland resident, described the objects as doughy and said they smelled faintly of vegetable oil. “It’s like someone tried to bake bread and did a lousy job,” Tobin remarked. He said most blobs are about six inches in diameter, but their sudden appearance has everyone scratching their heads.
Government officials, including representatives from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), have conducted several investigations since the blobs began appearing in September. However, despite extensive aerial, underwater, and manual surveys, officials have yet to determine what the blobs are or how they ended up on Newfoundland’s shores.
Local residents remain concerned, with many expressing frustration over the lack of answers. “Somebody knows where this came from and how it got here,” Tobin said. Until then, the mystery of Newfoundland’s white blobs continues to deepen.