'Suspicious Package' from the 1930s Washes Up on a Florida Beach Following November Hurricane Events

A "suspicious package" in the form of a steamer trunk was found by a Florida man washed up on shore of a Florida beach, according to reports earlier this week.

The man, who happened to be a photographer, was just taking a stroll and taking photos of the scenery when he found and took pictures of the mysterious trunk near Fort Matanzas National Monument in Florida on November 18.

Local sources reported that the discovery was made right after Hurricane Nicole battered Florida in early November.

Evidence suggested that the powerful winds and storm surge caused by Nicole pushed the trunk towards the Florida shore.

Although washed up objects, such as plastics, are common during following large waves, incidents involving decades-old trunks are rare.

Historic Steamer Trunk

Photographer Mike O'Meally uploaded photos of the historic steamer trunk on his Instagram account named "East Coast Mike O'Meally" where he said that the unusual find is about to get weird no matter how it turns out.

The post garnered dozens of likes with commentators showing their curiosity, with some asking and speculating what the trunk contains.

The photos show the trunk had an attached sandbag and was sitting next to a beach wood.

The said bag of dust and gravel likely intended to sink the trunk for reasons still unknown.

However, O'Meally and park rangers from the National Park Service (NPS) arrived at the site, located on Rattlesnake Island and within the Fort Matanzas National Monument.

The NPS rangers investigated the suspicious package and were able to determine how old it was, as well as its manufacturer.

In a Facebook post, the park reportedly wrote that it was a vintage 1930s steamer trunk with a brand called "Neverbreak Trunks."

The post added that it was manufactured by L. Goldsmith & Son, a business that makes antique wood and steel cabin trunks.

Upon examination, the local authorities and the photographer found it was empty with only sand filling it up, leaving people with more unanswered questions.

Even if the social media world brought the item's attention to the park, its officials said "nothing of interest" was found but the item itself is a "unique piece of history," as cited by the Madison Media Partners.

Hurricane Nicole

Multiple reports attribute the washed up suspicious package to Hurricane Nicole, which left at least four people dead when it made landfall in Eastern Florida and caused widespread devastation, including mass infrastructural damage, power outages, and large-scale evacuations.

Considered a late-season cyclone, Nicole first formed as a tropical storm over the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean and struck Bahamas first before navigating its way to Florida.

Causing 300,000 power outages in many areas, Nicole still lacked the strength of its predecessor Hurricane Ian, which killed 114 people, according to The Guardian.