Huge sunfish washes up on Tasmanian beach

An unusual fish is causing a stir among beachgoers after washing up on Tasmania’s East Coast.

Nick Cain has been visiting Friendly Beaches at Freycinet National Park for over twenty years, spending time at his family’s shack nearby.

“We tend to go to that beach a fair bit to go surfing and we warm up by walking or running down the beach between the sets,” he said.

“Usually you see a dolphin, or a seal, or a craypot or two that’s washed up on the shore — but this was very odd, very very strange.”