Ballard’s proud Seagle, the creature that mysteriously appeared in the pond at the construction site at 28th and Market St., has been, well, slaughtered. It looks like vandals cut it in half, leaving the lower half floating on its side.

“I’ll miss watching him float around while I wait at the bus stop across the street,” writes My Ballard reader Cristin, who sent us the photo above.

The guerrilla art piece appeared on April Fools Day in the “Ballard pond,” complete with caution signs warning people to stay away. The artist said he was planning to auction off the Seagle on eBay to raise money for Ballard charities.