A MERMAID has been spotted off the coast of St Helens Duver.

Onlookers were surprised to see mermaid Angel Rose — also known as Angel Harrison, 17, from Lake ­— in the surf.

Angel is a member of the Island's Fin2Fit Mermaid Academy, and is one of their static, or land, mermaids.

She will be appearing at the opening of the Orchard Holiday Park swimming pool on May 19 and Shipwreck Isle on July 8.

Owner of the Mermaid Academy, Gemma Groves, said: "Children thought they had actually met a real mermaid."