Another Shipping Reporter Cosmic Scoop .
Warning : If you have been watching The War of the Worlds on television ,then do not read this post as it will scare the pants off you.
The remains of a space ship and its stunned and battered alien flight attendant have been found at the entrance to Magnetic Island . Probably from Mars , the survivor , with a head like a dog , is shown gazing at a passing ferry on its way to Townsville .
Not knowing if he would be zapped by a death ray , our intrepid Shipping Reporter risked life and limb to scramble across the rugged rocks to snap close ups of ET.
Imagine his surprise and deep sense of let down when he realised it was not a visitor from another galaxy intent on buying local real estate and providing Australia with real govermental leadership, but the poor, mistreated , mystery mermaid , which over the months has had its arms and head pulled off .
A rock had been pushed into the neck cavity by some weirdo to give the impression of a transplanted animal head .