Man 'amazed' after capturing mysterious 'wispy' weather phenomenon off British coast

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A man is "amazed" after capturing a mysterious "wispy" weather phenomenon off the British coast in Somerset.Chris Cottrell, who runs Doniford Farm Park in Watchet, Somerset, spotted the phenomenon on the horizon while feeding his animals on Saturday morning.A waterspout is a spinning column of air that forms a tornado over water, typically during showery conditions.

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Mr Cottrell initially mistook the sight for a boat on fire, before realising he was watching a "wispy" shape moving across the water.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He said: "I zoomed in to have a look and saw it was moving quite quickly," he said.

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I carried on feeding the animals and then came out and saw a massive funnel coming down and hitting the water."I managed to capture it on video which was quite amazing.

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It was quite strange to see." The farmer posted the footage on Facebook over the weekend, where it attracted hundreds of views.One person on social media echoed Mr Cottrell's reaction, also describing it as...

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