The greatest search for loch ness monster in more than 50 years it started this Saturday with about 200 volunteers. Participants are using drones, infrared cameras and even a hydrophone to detect signs of life from the world’s most famous cryptid.
Staff from the Loch Ness (LNE) center joined a company of independent researchers in the town of Drumnadrochit in Scotland.
In search of the Loch Ness monster
The specialists used state-of-the-art technology such as a hydrophone boat to detect acoustic signals in the water.
“We had, I think, more than 250 applications. Today we have confirmed 100 volunteers and tomorrow there will be 95 volunteers,” Allan McKenna, head of the research team specializing in the behavior of the famous Loch Ness, declared this Saturday.
The specialist is clear that a real discovery of the cryptid is implausible, but he wants to investigate what has made this body of water so special.
Monster sounds?
While the team has yet to announce the results for the weekend, some details of the search have come to light. According to the site IFL ScienceOn Friday, as the team of researchers and volunteers were getting ready, they reportedly heard some promising noises coming from the lake. Supposedly the team detected four “gloops” or distinctive aquatic sounds.
“We all got a little emotional,” McKenna told the BBC. “I ran to make sure the recorder was on.”
But don’t get too excited just yet. Most of the previous sightings have turned out to be hoaxes or other animals mistaken for the monster, or sometimes an algae and zooplankton bloom, the science site says.
Who is Nessie?
The history of the Nessie, the affectionate name given to the Scottish monster by fans, dates back centuries, but gained prominence in the 20th century. Loch Ness, located in the Scottish Highlands, is believed to be home to a mysterious aquatic creature.
Modern reports of sightings began to surface in the 1930s. The monster was described as a large creature with a reptile-like head and a long neck that emerged from the water. As sightings of a plesiosaur-like animal increased, public interest grew.
In 1934, a famous photograph known as the “surgeon’s photograph” showed what appeared to be Nessie’s neck and head sticking out of the water. However, decades later this image was revealed to be a hoax.
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