Boat Washes Up After Hurricane Irma, Turns Out It May Be 350 Years Old

The approximate location where an old dugout canoe was found on the shores of the Indian River in Cocoa, Fla. Screenshot via Google Maps

A canoe washed up on the shores of the Indian River in Cocoa, Florida, after Hurricane Irma hit the state on Sept. 10. Now it seems the canoe dates back to the 17th century.

Photographer Randy “Shots” Lathrop found the dugout canoe and posted pictures of it online on Sept. 11. He reported the find to the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research.