- A short piece of video film which may
or may not support the claim that a water monster exists in Scotland's
Loch Ness was shown on a British breakfast TV show, September 9. GMTV aired
about 10 seconds of this potentially important new movie evidence which
was recorded by Geoff Mitcheson, who along with his wife and son took a
boat ride last weekend on the loch in the vicinity Castle Urquahart, one
of the deepest locations at 800 feet and scene of numerous past sightings.
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- The clip shows quite clearly what appears
to be a single greyish, flat-topped hump or head of moderate size almost
stationary in the water not too far from the camera. It was moving very
slowly as the boat passed by and is then seen to slip quickly beneath the
surface of the loch. So clear is the movie that any possibility of the
form being a wave, a log or even partially submerged vegetation can easily
be discounted. Surface conditions at the time appear to have been quite
calm.
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- Gary Campbell, a member of the Loch Ness
Monster Fan Club reported that 'experts' from Edinburgh Zoo have viewed
the footage and were able to confirm it was not that of a seal, an otter
or any other marine creature they are familiar with. As the hump or head
retreated from view it submerged in a backwards motion, something a seal
is unable to do. However, 'X-Creatures' TV presenter and zoologist Chris
Packam said in an interview that he felt 98% confident the images did in
fact represent the activities of a seal. He partly based this conclusion
on the fact that very low fish stocks within the lake are unlikely to support
a monster such as the prehistoric plesiosaur. Loch Ness is linked to the
River Ness and the Caledonian Canal so seals can and do in fact enter and
exit the loch.
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- Efforts will now be made to greatly enhance
individual frames of this potentially important new evidence. Geoff Mitcheson
denied any hoax factor and dismissed theories that the object he filmed
could possibly have been either a seal or otter.
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