An image has appeared on the side of a cliff in a mystery which will make people do an about-face.
A seven foot ‘face’ has been spotted on a rockface on the remote Reeks Island – part of the windswept Broken Group Islands near Vancouver Island, Canada.
And now the search is on to discover whether the visage, surrounded by a rugged shoreline and rough waters, is a natural phenomenon, or the product of ancient civilisation.
Hank Gus first heard about the ‘face in the rocks’ in 2008 when a kayaker stumbled across it.
The canoeist sent the picture to Parks Canada, but couldn’t remember exactly where they’d spotted it.
Then, just a few weeks ago, Hank finally found the hidden treasure and took a mobile phone video of the face.
He told CTV News: “It’s quite noticeable from the water, it’s pretty large.
“It’s about 40 feet up and from the top of the cliff, and it’s about another 20 or 25 feet down, at least.
“It’s high up and there’s bunch of rock cliffs on the side and it’s so hard to access.”
Hank says to him the face appears to be blowing, and is perhaps a symbol of wind.
The face may resemble a spiritual being named Ugi who in the native Tseshaht culture blows wind to share the history of the peoples’ ancestors, the station reported.
Researchers are now hoping to get up close to the carving to find out more about its origins.
Hank added: “It doesn’t matter if it’s natural or man-made,” he said. “It just looks really nice to share with others who come and visit us.”
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Source; Mirror.co.uk