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It took until the middle of April, but the Loch Ness Monster has finally been captured in a photo in 2024.
And it isn’t just any old photo either. The Daily Star reports that the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register (OLNMSR) calls this latest photograph of Nessie “compelling new evidence” of the creature’s existence.
“Parry Malm and his family were visiting the area when they saw something near Urquhart Castle,” reads the OLNMSR report. “He reported ‘At first thought was driftwood, but slowly but surely made it’s way north towards the castle. Looked like a head above the waves. Was difficult to determine with naked eye.'”
Parry told the Daily Star about the sighting, “Shannon [his wife] spotted the black head of an animal bobbing up and down. I was a total skeptic before, but now I think there must be something there.”
The Parry’s photo of the Loch Ness Monster can be viewed here.
In related news, the 90th anniversary of the first search for the Loch Ness Monster conducted by Sir Edward Mountain in 1934 is coming up in May.
So, to celebrate that anniversary, from May 30 to June 2, NASA is going to lend its expertise to the never-ending hunt by using some of its cutting edge technology to see if can locate Nessie.
“We are hoping that experts from NASA might have some advanced imaging technology to scan the loch,” said Aimee Todd, marketing manager at the Loch Ness Centre, about the latest effort to locate the Loch Ness Monster.
“Last year we captured the world’s attention with one of the biggest ever searches for Nessie, with participants joining us from America, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and more,’ said Paul Nixon, general manager of the Loch Ness Centre.
“With unexplained noises heard, alongside possible sightings, this year we are determined to find out more about the elusive Loch Ness Monster.
“As well as asking for the help of budding monster hunters to help us on our quest, we are asking for the help of experts.
“We’re excited to make this search the biggest ever, as we look for new equipment to help us uncover the loch’s biggest mysteries.”
According to the OLNMSR, there have been at least 1,157 sightings of the creature recorded, and those are just the ones they have counted.
In 2023, there were 10 official sightings recorded by the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, but prolific Nessie spotter Eoin O’Faodhagain has recorded several more that were never made official over the years, including one in 2024.