article_snippet: With two bone-like sticks appearing to be bent at the knees lying below seeming ribs and a skull, morning walkers thought morning walkers had come across the watery grave of a long-lost soul.
article_snippet: But as morning walkers approached the object, which was lying beneath the town's pier, witnesses realised skeleton lying in mud was just an optical illusion.
article_snippet: Obviously, it looked like a skeleton, which was a bit grim, and it was only when I got closer that I realised it was metal and old rope.'
article_snippet: The object, spotted beneath a pier, turned out to be rope and metal poles which look like a skeleton .
highlights_snippet: Arrangement of rope and metal makes it look like skeleton lying in mud .
  