‘Nessie’ emerges from the deep in tantalising new sighting
‘Monster’ caught on camera as ‘bumper year for sightings’ predicted
A MYSTERIOUS black presence emerges from the deepest part of Loch Ness in tantalising new footage – and experts say it “could well be Nessie” herself.
Eoin O’Faodhagain spotted the “weird” presence in the waters near Urquhart Castle while watching the loch via webcam on Wednesday morning.
He said: “I noticed a hump-like object at the right hand side of the screen, moving down the middle of the loch.
“At times, it seemed to be higher out of the water, at other times lower. It moved briskly with no visible wake, but the waters of the loch were not calm.
“I thought it was a most unusual sight – it neither ploughed through the water like a boat with an engine, nor sailed through.
“Weather conditions were dry, but windy with a swell, and because of this I don't think it is a paddleboarder. Weird is an understatement.”
Footage courtesy Nessie on the Net - lochness.co.uk
He continued: “Its motion and appearance seemed weird, and I felt excited – like this shape in the water may be something else more mysterious.
“I do not think the hump is a seal – certainly it’s not the behaviour of one.
“I think it could well be Nessie, after exhausting all other possibilities.”
The webcam that captured the footage sits on the loch’s western shore and is maintained by Mikko Takala of Nessie on the Net.
Mr O’Faodhagain reckoned the hump was roughly a kilometre from the camera, and was therefore maybe 10 feet long, and standing four feet out of the water.
“I am not aware of any known creatures that could be that size in Loch Ness,” he said.
A veteran Nessie hunter, Eoin often logs on to watch the water from his home in County Donegal, Ireland.
Just three weeks ago, he recorded another potential Nessie sighting in the same place – and he thinks it’s no coincidence.
The 59-year-old said: “I think it is significant that it is the second sighting in quick succession in the same area of something large in Loch Ness.
“In my opinion, it is no accident that this area is the deepest part of the Loch, with a prior history of repeated monster sightings over many years.
“It may be another bumper year for sightings.”
The Nessie on the Net webcams can be seen at www.lochness.co.uk