BC Diver Finds Horseshoe Crab: ‘I Knew Immediately It Wasn’t Supposed to Be Here’

A horseshoe crab burrows into the sand on a beach in Middle Township, N.J., to lay eggs on May 8, 2014. The Associated Press/Wayne Parry

A scuba diver cleaning part of the sea floor in a Vancouver inlet came across an animal that an expert says is a long way from home.

The unusual find has been identified as a horseshoe crab, native to the Atlantic Ocean along the North American coastline.