Couple Stunned After Stumbling Across "Weird Stone" On The Beach – And It Could Be Worth £50,000

When they smelled rotting fish, Overton, Lancashire residents Gary and Angela Williams were walking along Middleton Sands beach close to Morecambe Bay. They followed the smell until they came upon an odd-looking “rock” that looked like a chunk of ambergris, sometimes known as “whale vomit,” which is used to make perfume.

Gary and Angela, a 49-year-old nurse, are currently in discussions with prospective purchasers regarding the lump that was recently discovered. The stone is somewhat smaller than a rugby ball. Ambergris, which is made from the hardened intestinal sludge of a sperm whale, is known as "floating gold" because of its scarcity and high worth to perfume producers. Years are required for the substance to form, and it is believed to shield the animal from the hard, pointy foods it consumes. Before washing up on shore, it can float in the ocean for many years.