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Perth Now
20-05-2025
- General
- Perth Now
Loch Ness Monster may have had baby
The Loch Ness Monster may have had a baby. The myth that a mysterious beast called Nessie lurks beneath the Scottish Highlands freshwater loch has gained global attention for decades, but now it has been claimed a "large disturbance" was spotted via a webcam feed of the famed loch. And Loch Ness Monster hunter Eoin O'Faodhagain, 60, who was watching the Visit Inverness Loch Ness-maintained feed, declared the sighting as a long-necked "juvenile Nessie". The County Donegal, Ireland, resident explained, as quoted by MailOnline: "As I was watching, I noticed a large disturbance in the tranquil waters of Loch Ness, less than 100 feet from the Clansman Hotel pier. "A creature broke the surface and rose up a few feet out of the water, then quickly submerged into the dark depths of Loch Ness. "Luckily I was already recording. It all happened so fast, but I got it recorded. "I immediately thought it was Nessie because it was too large to be anything else. "Certainly it has no resemblance to an otter or a seal, and I never saw a fish with a neck and a bumpy back. "I was stunned, overjoyed that at last, I might have a clear image of the Loch Ness Monster. "Looking at the screenshot afterwards, it fit the uncanny classic description of Nessie, given by many eyewitnesses over the years. "It is a juvenile Nessie, playing with its prey - the fish - before it devours it. "If what I noted is correct, then it is the first time on live camera that we see Nessie hunting its fish prey."
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Man stunned as 'baby' Loch Ness Monster is spotted
A man has shared the 'spectacular' moment a baby Nessie devoured its prey, revealing its long neck and hump above the water. Eoin O'Faodhagain said he was 'stunned' to see the distinct shape surfacing just yards from a Loch Ness hotel when watching the water via webcam. He said: 'As I was watching, I noticed a large disturbance in the tranquil waters of Loch Ness, less than 100 feet from the Clansman Hotel pier.' Eoin continued: 'A creature broke the surface and rose up a few feet out of the water, then quickly submerged into the dark depths of Loch Ness. 'Luckily I was already recording. It all happened so fast, but I got it recorded.' In Eoin's footage, the creature briefly surfaces, and for a moment resembles the Nessie of popular imagination, with a long neck and a hump behind. He strongly believes that's exactly what it was, explaining: 'I immediately thought it was Nessie because it was too large to be anything else. 'Certainly it has no resemblance to an otter or a seal, and I never saw a fish with a neck and a bumpy back. 'I was stunned, overjoyed that at last I might have a clear image of the Loch Ness Monster. 'Looking at the screenshot afterward, it fit the uncanny classic description of Nessie, given by many eyewitnesses over the years.' Eoin, 60, believes the Nessie in question is a 'juvenile' and was most likely feeding, noting movement nearby that could be from a fish. He said: 'It is a juvenile Nessie, playing with its prey - the fish - before it devours it. 'If what I noted is correct, then it is the first time on live camera that we see Nessie hunting its fish prey.' The video was captured on May 7 near the northern end of the loch, using a webcam at the Clansman Hotel maintained by Visit Inverness Loch Ness (VILN). Eoin often logs on to watch the water from his home in County Donegal, Ireland. Over the years, he's racked up multiple entries in the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register. But even for him, this was a surprising encounter. He said: 'This sighting is unique. 'The whole episode startled me - watching this short, spectacular image unfolding in front of my eyes.' The sighting comes as Nessie hunters prepare to descend on the Highlands for a mass monster hunt. Running from May 22 to May 25, the event has been dubbed The Quest, and is now entering its third year.
