Archive for August 17, 2012

New Loch Ness Monster Photo?

August 17, 2012

– – I would be ever so happy if definitive, verifiable proof of any of the major cryptids were found during my lifetime that I could die happy!  Certainly the Loch Ness Monster is one of the major players in this field, with George Edwards recently submitting a new picture alleged to be the elusive creature.  Now Edwards, a sixty-year-old Scottish sailor, spends about 60 hours a week on the loch, providing tours on his boat, the Nessie Hunter IV.  He has been searching for the Loch Ness Monster for the past 26 years.  

The image is regarded by most skeptics to be a large sturgeon, although it appears to lack a serrated spine like the sturgeon.  Unfortunately, there is nothing in the picture to measure size against, such as a building or island in the background.  The photo, captured by Edwards towards the end of last year, is believed by him to show the back of one of the creatures…