Unknown raft washes ashore

David Overbey spends his mornings walking along the shore picking up bags full of litter that beach visitors leave behind. On Aug. 20 he noticed a raft floating in the gulf.

“I helped pull it in,” Overbey said. “On one end, a large lantern was attached to it. It was the type of lantern that could be easily attached to a car battery.

It was about 6 to 8 feet long and about 5 feet wide. It was made of sturdy bamboo lashed together with rope.

“Bamboo that thick is not grown here,” Overbey said. “There may be some in South Florida.”

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