A girl aged ten is set to be £3,500 richer after finding a lump of whale sick.
Melissa Cathcart picked up the rare ambergris while beachcombing on holiday.
The waxy substance known as “floating gold” is produced by sperm whales and used in perfume production to slow evaporation. It is worth £10 a gram.
The 350g lump probably floated from around America or the Pacific before landing on Shell Island, Gwynedd, North Wales.
With photos.
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