Like the Grindylow, Peg Powler and Jenny Greenteeth she will reach out with her long sinewy arms and drag children beneath the water if they get too close.
She is regarded as a bogeyman figure who is invoked by parents to frighten children into appropriate deportment.
[1][2][3] The legend finds its origins around St Margaret's Garth, Durham, England.
Residents have reported sightings and strange sounds, especially at night, since the early 18th Century.
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