Loch Ness Monster 'spotted' by Nessie hunter in seventh 'sighting' this year

14 September 2023 , 19:05

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The large ripples in the water that Siobhan claims were not caused by a powerboat (Image: Jam Press/The Official Registar of Loch Ness Monster Sightings)

A shocked woman is convinced she got a glimpse of the Loch Ness Monster after spotting huge ripples in the water.

Siobhan Janaway first mistook them as coming from a powerboat. But taking a second glance she noticed no vessels were on the famous loch. Local Siobhan said what she thinks was the mythical beast was moving at great speed.

She took a photo – showing a large trail of air bubbles visible to the human eye. Siobhan, from Inverness - near the loch - said: “There was something causing turmoil in the water off Foyers Point. Then it coalesced into a single object moving at speed just under the surface causing at least a 20 metre white wake.”

The huge ripples in the water that Siobhan said were caused by something "moving fast" under the surface (Jam Press)

Siobhan made the sighting just before midday on 27 August. But she has only just reported it to The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register. It is the seventh recorded sighting of what could be the Scottish folklore creature this year. The day before, Alastair Gray said he saw humps in the loch.

Fiona Wade, 60, claimed “three odd and seemingly connected shapes” were seen on 31 August. Dad-of-four Steve Valentine said he spotted a “black shape” with “a hump” on 17 August. On 15 June, Etienne Camel and his wife Eliane, from Lyon, France were visiting Loch Ness from Lyon and claimed to have spotted a 65ft long dark shape moving just beneath the surface of the water for several minutes.

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Steve's picture of the 'Loch Ness Monster' (Jam Press)

Steve's pictures of the 'Loch Ness Monster' (Jam Press)

Another tourist, Ceci, from the USA, said she also saw something mysterious for a number of minutes on 31 May. On 5 April, Francesca McGarvey, of Paisley, was visiting with her mum and dad when she claims she spotted humps in the water. All seven were recorded on the Official Register of Loch Ness Monster Sightings. It was compiled by Nessie expert Gary Campbell who has been doing it since 1996.

Francesca McGarvey’s sketch of the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ (Jam Press/***)

Speaking about Siobhan’s sighting, he said: "From our perspective, this is a really unusual wake which at first might look like it was caused by a powerboat. But Siobhan has confirmed no boats were nearby and that whatever was causing it was just below the surface. Maybe Nessie was just popping up to see what the fuss was all about that weekend, but of course keeping her head down at the same time.”

A huge search operation looking for Nessie took place last month involving drones and hi-tech kit.

Olive Loveridge-Greene