Case file · Cryptid
Pinky, the St. Johns River monster
Boaters on the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida, reported a pinkish, long-necked creature with horn-like nubs in 1975, and more reports followed in 1976.
1975 CE · 30.32, -81.62 · status: claim
The account
Five people in one boat said it rose from the water before diving. Newspapers nicknamed it 'Pinky'.
The sceptical view
A 1976 Tampa Tribune report quoted the view that witnesses had seen manatees playing.