09-10-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On September 10th, 2024 in the remote Seychellois island of La Digue, an unusual event did occur that had the small island community quite perplexed and gossiping for weeks. It was a typical sunny Tuesday morning, with just a few gentle clouds drifting by, as island resident Celeste Leon managed the counter at her family's patisserie bakery. Around 9:50 am, the door flew open with such force that the little bell flew off its spring and landed in the tray of freshly baked croissants. In rushed Odette Perrier, wife of fisherman Jean-Luc, waving her arms wildly and yelling "Les poissons, les poissons, they are walking on the beach! Come see, come see!" Now, Celeste had known Odette for decades and was aware of her fondness for rum, so she took this claim with a healthy dose of skepticism. However, the look of panic and amazement on Odette's face convinced Celeste it was worth a look, so she told her sister Mathilde to mind the store and followed Odette out the door. What Celeste witnessed on the powdery white sand of Anse Source d'Argent beach that morning was unlike anything she had seen before - dozens of fish of all sizes out of water, flapping and flopping their way slowly across the beach as if taking a morning constitutional. Even more strangely, they appeared unbothered by being out of their element and were making their way back toward the water at a leisurely pace. To this day, no one has a rational explanation for the curious case of the beachwalking fish. While sightings have not occurred since, it remains one of the weirdest anomalies in the otherwise placid history of laidback La Digue.