There have been a number of bizarre and strange things that have washed up on beaches around Dorset throughout the years- and some that have given both locals and tourists a cause for concerns.

Human Interest Mysterious rare purple shell washes up on California beach By Ashley J. DiMella, Fox News Published July 29, 2025, 8:19 a.m. ET ...

During my weekly beachcombing surveys along the Texas coast, I’ve grown used to finding all sorts of strange things washed up with the tide — from toothbrushes and action figures to eerie ...

A UC San Diego Ph.D. student discovered rare purple Janthina sea snails washing up on the La Jolla beach, a phenomenon linked to warmer offshore waters not seen in San Diego since 2015.

Nearly half a million dollars worth of cocaine wrapped in packages with famous cartoon character Yosemite Sam washed up on a Florida beach on Sunday, June 29, 2025, according to police.

Long Beach city workers said the piece of concrete originally washed up on shore near 8th Place. But since then, they've had to move it closer to their maintenance facility.

Stajner believes the snails are washing up on shore due to a patch of warmer water offshore that’s made its way into the cove, having not been spotted on San Diego beaches since 2015.