Watch: Divers discover human-sized jellyfish off Falmouth coast

Watch: Divers discover human-sized jellyfish off Falmouth coast
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By Sinead Barry with Reuters
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Lizzie Daly and Dan Abbott, who discovered the specimen, estimated it to be around 1.5-metres-long — as large as the divers themselves.

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Divers swimming off the coast of Falmouth in Cornwall spotted a jellyfish as large as a human on Saturday.

Lizzie Daly and Dan Abbott, who discovered the specimen, estimated it to be around 1.5-metres-long — as large as the divers themselves.

Daly, who is a wildlife biologist, said that she has been diving in locations across the UK to mark Wild Ocean Week. The diver showcased her astonishment at their discovery on Twitter.

Video editor • Christophe Pitiot

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