A broke fisherman is set for a windfall after landing a huge lump of valuable whale vomit.
Jumrus Thiachot, 55, spotted the 14lbs piece of Ambergris while he was walking along the beach in Koh Samui of Surat Thani, southern Thailand, earlier this year.
The fisherman - unsure of what it was - kept it in his shed and carried on working, earning around 400 baht (10.25GBP) a day.
Jumrus asked neighbour to help him check the substance and they ''cut slices off'' but told him their tests had not been successful.
Officials from the local government finally visited the fisherman at his home on Tuesday (22/10) where they confirmed the waxy lump was genuine whale vomit.
Jumrus's prize catch could be worth as much as 320,000USD, based on previous sale prices of Ambergris.
The cash-strapped fisherman said that he had been waiting for almost a year before he contacted the authorities.
He said: "Three of my neighbours came after my nephew told the villagers that I found a whale vomit.
"They asked for slices and said that they will run some checks to prove that it was really a whale vomit, but they said the tests didn't show anything.
"I needed to know the truth, so that why I contacted the authorities to check. Now I know it is real whale vomit I will sell it.''
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