17-05-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Nessie hunter vows she will track down the legendary beast
She told how sub-surface mics last year picked up 'complex' clicks she says could prove the existence of giants underwater
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A MONSTER hunter who claims to have discovered an 'unknown species' in a US lake is shooting a documentary on a fresh search for Nessie.
Katy Elizabeth, 40, will use underwater cameras, drones, thermal imaging and sonar in a bid to find the legendary beast in the film for streaming site Amazon Prime.
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Katy will use underwater cameras, drones, thermal imaging and sonar to find the legendary beast
She used microphones in Lake Champlain, in New York state, to record noises that she says proves the existence of an American 'cousin' of our mythical monster — known as Champ.
Katy told The Scottish Sun on Sunday: 'Stories of the Loch Ness monster have been told for hundreds of years.
'The locals who have fished there for many generations certainly know the difference between natural phenomenon like floating logs, water birds and boat wakes and things which can't be easily explained.
'We know more about space than the bodies of water on our planet. We're travelling to the Highlands to search for the creatures which call the loch home.'
Cryptozoologist Katy, of Warwick, Rhode Island, has spent years searching for Champ on the 124-mile-long lake which covers an area 20 times larger than Loch Ness but is only half as deep.
She told how sub-surface mics last year picked up 'complex' clicks she says could prove the existence of giants underwater.
Katy says the noises are echolocation used by large animals to hunt, navigate and communicate, in the same way as dolphins.
She believes Champ could be one or more animals like reptiles or amphibians, which are able to stay submerged and go without food for long periods due to being cold-blooded.
Katy says sonar captured images of 20ft-long serpent-like creatures.
She shared her findings with Australian diver and marine biologist Cindy Joli who says it points to the 'possibility of an unknown species unlike anything known from a freshwater lake'.
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Katy will use the same kit to search for evidence of Nessie during eight days on the loch next month, as well as tracking down those who have reported sightings.
She added: 'If the results are similar, this may be an indication we are dealing with the same species of unclassified animals.
'Let's hope we get a glimpse of Champ's cousins.'
Katy's film Expedition Scotland: The Search At Loch Ness And Loch Morar airs later this year.
