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Unidentified Orange Substance Found Washed Up on the Beach in Unalaska
22 Jul 2019
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
An unidentified substance was found washed up on the Summers Bay beach. Samples were sent to University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and are being tested.
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