The residents of the small, sleepy German island of Langeoog were in for a surprise on Wednesday when they found thousands of toys washed up on the beach.
A Danish freight ship carrying lost some of its cargo during Storm Axel, reported the BBC. The ship on its way back from China lost five containers in the tumultuous storm, a police spokesman from Langeoog told BILD.
The wrappers had washed off in the storm but the plastic surprise-containing eggs remained intact.
Vor zwei Stunden am Strand von #Langeoog … die Ü-Eier liegen zu zehntausenden am Strand.… https://t.co/aDXNU1Siia pic.twitter.com/UPXvu7gu0y
— Daniela Skrzypczak (@Reiseknipse) January 5, 2017
Residents of Langeoog decided to make the most of it and went on an early Easter egg hunt.
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It’s unclear what company was responsible for the toys. They resemble Kinder Eggs—small plastic eggs that contain even smaller plastic toys, often themed after a film franchise such as Frozen or Minions—but a spokesperson informed the Daily Dot that “Kinder Surprise capsules have a single-piece design.”
Correction: The original version of this article misidentified the company responsible for the toys. According to a company spokesperson, the capsules involved were not manufactured by Kinder or any other Ferrero brands.