This ‘heavenly’ 20-foot cross washed up on a Florida beach. No one knows where it came from

Feb 11, 2019

By Herb Scribner

Visitors of a South Florida beach say a giant cross that washed ashore might be a “heavenly” sign.

What happened: Last Saturday, a 20-foot wooden cross rolled up on the shores along Galt Ocean Mile in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Today reports.

A group of people pulled the cross onto the beach by the Ocean Manor Beach Resort, where it is currently being displayed.

Greg Gay, a tourist in the area from Michigan, told WSVN-TV he found the cross.

He said he “felt really heavenly about it.”

Ocean Manor resort owner Frank Talerico told WSVN he felt goosebumps when he saw the cross wash up on shore.

Talerico says he’ll keep it at his resort. “You know what? I’m glad it’s here,” he said. “It’s staying here, and if anybody wants to come see it or take a picture with it, they’re more than welcome.”

See photos of the cross below

https://www.facebook.com/OceanManorBeachResort/posts/2401436163202133

However: No one knows where the cross came from, according to WSVN.

Reactions: “People have suggested possibly Puerto Rico. Others have said the Keys,” said John Moschella, who was visiting the beach, according to WSVN. “It’s really unknown where it has come from.”

According to CNN, commenters on the resort’s Facebook page saw the sign as a divine signal. Others said it might have helped old ships hold up their sails.