Strong winds that prompted an Environment Canada alert this week have laid bare Lake Erie shoreline not often seen.

But it also — briefly — uncovered a rarely-seen shipwreck.

Matt Vermette is the owner of The Dive Shop in Kingsville, Ont., and was out for a walk Wednesday night when he spotted something from afar.

“It was just really cool. I saw some birds sitting on a structure. I thought, oh, maybe it's an old dock or something, right. And as I got closer, I said, ‘no, that's, that's definitely a shipwreck.’”

It was about 150 metres out from shore, and about 51 metres long, Vermette estimated, also noting it’s a schooner because of the distinct “skeleton” of the wreck. WATCH | Shallow water levels unearth Lake Erie shipwreck:

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