A “sighting” of the Loch Ness monster has prompted those looking for the legendary creature to call the photos “the most exciting ever seen.”
The photographs, which show a “snake”-like animal with its body on the surface of the lake, were actually taken in 2018, but photographer Chie Kelly, 51, kept them to herself for fear of public ridicule.
However, now that there is a huge search underway for the famous aquatic beast (the biggest hunt in Loch Ness in 50 years), Kelly, a translator, was convinced to release the photos to the world.
She and her husband, Scott, were having lunch at the Dores Inn on the lakefront in Inverness, Scotland, on August 13, 2018, when she started taking pictures.
“I was taking pictures with my Canon camera of Scott and our daughter Alisa, then five years old, when about 200 meters from the shore, moving from right to left at a constant speed, was this creature,” Kelly told the Telegraph. “Sometimes I went around and around. We never saw a head or neck. After a couple of minutes, he just disappeared and we never saw him again.”
“These are the most exciting surface images [of Nessie] I’ve seen it,” famous hunter Steve Feltham said. “They are exactly the kind of pictures I have wanted to take for three decades. “It’s rare to see something so clear on the surface.” Chie Kelly/Peter Jolly Northpix
The photos were actually taken in 2018, but photographer Chie Kelly, 51, kept them to herself for fear of public ridicule. Chie Kelly/Peter Jolly Northpix
While he was unable to obtain an image that clearly showed the length of the beast, he estimated that the two visible parts were less than 2 meters long combined.
“At first I wondered if it was an otter or a pair of otters or a seal, but we never saw a head and it never came up for air again. It was doing this weird movement on the surface,” he told the outlet.
“We didn’t hear any sound. There were these strange shapes below the surface. I couldn’t make out any color: the water was dark.”
Kelly also said she witnessed the monster move at “constant speed” when she photographed the rare moment and shared the snaps with Steve Feltham, who has spent more than 30 years searching for Nessie since quitting his job and selling his Dorset home. in 1991.
Chie Kelly and her husband, Scott, were having lunch at the Dores Inn in Inverness, Scotland on August 13, 2018, when she started taking pictures of the loch. Peter Jolly. northepix
Chie Kelly was convinced to release the photos to the world. Peter Jolly. northepix
“I don’t know what it was, but it was definitely a creature, an animal. At the time, I didn’t want to face public ridicule by making the photographs public,” Kelly said. She added that she has long believed in the existence of the Loch Ness creature, “but I don’t know what it is. What I saw looked like a snake. “It was definitely a creature and it was moving.”
Feltham heralded Kelly’s photographs as some of the best images he has ever seen.
“These are the most exciting surface images [of Nessie] I’ve seen. They are exactly the kind of pictures I have wanted to take for three decades. It’s rare to see something so clear on the surface,” Feltham told the Telegraph.
“We are lucky that the Kellys have finally decided to go public. I’ve met the Kellys twice and they are absolutely genuine,” he continued. “I convinced them that these photographs were so important that they should make them public. They deserve further investigation. “It is not driftwood, it is a creature in motion and totally inexplicable.”
Meanwhile, the Loch Ness Center and volunteer group Loch News Exploration teamed up to host “Quest Weekend” last weekend, the latest event in a centuries-long tradition of finding Nessie, so believers in the legendary creature will be in for a treat when they see these unearthed photos.
The monster hunters faced some difficulties in their search, including inclement weather preventing them from launching heat-seeking drones and forgetting to turn on their recording equipment when underwater microphones picked up four “strange” sounds.
Nessie Hunter Steve Feltham has spent over 30 years searching for Nessie since he quit his job and sold his Dorset home in 1991.Peter Jolly Northpix
A controversial (and often discredited) view of the Loch Ness Monster, near Inverness, Scotland, on April 19, 1934. Keystone/Getty Images
“[The pictures] They are a vindication for all the people who believe that there is something inexplicable in Loch Ness. They are remarkable. I’ve studied them and I still don’t know what it is,” Feltham said.
Nessie enthusiasts continue to explore the loch despite not having much success substantiating their claims, with around 1,148 recorded sightings of the creature, according to the Official Loch Ness Monster Sighting Register.
So far this year, at least three sightings have been reported, after six in 2022.
An official believed he had seen the Loch Ness monster after claiming to have seen a head and two humps moving in the water. Alistair Gray, 58, was one of 200 volunteers who took part in the search for the folkloric beast last weekend. Jam Press
Father-of-four Steve Valentine captured a mysterious object in the famous lake nine days earlier. The 44-year-old man was on a boat trip with his wife, Maria, and her four children. Jam Press/The Official Registar of Loch Ness Monster Sightings
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