Four cliff falls at Jacob’s Ladder were reported a couple of weeks ago, now Exmouth seafront roads have been closed by “ectoplasm”.

South West Water are not thought to be involved. – Owl

Weird slime covers Devon seaside road as police say it’s like ectoplasm

Shannon Brown www.devonlive.com

A mysterious gooey substance caused a cyclist to crash and end up in hospital and closed a coastal road in Devon.

Queen’s Drive and Maer Lane in Exmouth was closed at the roundabout while clean-up crews dealt with what has been described as a “slime that bears a very strong resemblance to ectoplasm”.

Devon County Council closed the road near the RNLI lifeboat station, Exmouth Police said.

The road was reopened by around 1.30pm.

The weird substance was “super slippery and very gooey” according to Exmouth Police.

One cyclist was taken to hospital after being “taken off” by the slime.

“Devon County Council have closed the Seafront by the lifeboat station, as well as Maer Lane,” Exmouth Police said.

“The roundabout is covered in a mysterious slime that bears a very strong resemblance to ectoplasm!

“It’s super slippery and very gooey. It has already taken off one cyclist who is currently in Exmouth Hospital.

“We do not feel it causes a wider human health implication at this time.”

Exmouth Police continued: “Despite best efforts by colleagues from East Devon District Council street team and Devon County Council Highways, we are unable to either identify of remove the substance.

“It just won’t clean off and its not through lack of serious trying with industrial jet washes, road sweepers, etc (we know that Tony form Exmouth Town Council in his brand new road sweeper would have sorted it)!

“DCC’s closure is pending a specialist environmental cleaning contractor arriving which may be some hours.

“We have considered South West Water activity in the area but it appears to not be their cargo.”