A manatee was spotted at the New Seabury Marina and some residents.

Some residents believed it was a seal, but they looked again and realized it was in fact a manatee, right here in New England!

“I am very blessed,” said Jennifer Sullivan. “It’s the highlight of my summer!”

A summer surprise for Sullivan. It’s not a seal, but a sea cow, yes.

“It was as long as a paddle board and probably as wide, and it looked like it had been a big mark on its back the poor thing it must have been hit by a boat,” Sullivan said.

While an amazing site, Sullivan was concerned for the enormous animal.

“I was so worried and thought ‘where are its friends’ and ‘how did it take so many wrong turns from Florida to get all the way here,'” Sullivan said.

Mass Wildlife and the International Fund for Animal We

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