Loch Ness is one of the largest and most mysterious bodies of water in Europe! It is hidden in the Scottish highlands, it is surrounded by mountains and cliffs on all sides. The length of Loch Ness is about 40 km, and the width is no more than 1 km. The depth of the lake - more than 300 m - makes it the third in Europe in terms of fresh water among lakes. The legend says that in its icy depths, opaque and dark, like night, lives … the Loch Ness monster! Let's talk about him.
Whatever they call him: water kelpie, sea horse, lake bull, gloomy spirit. Be that as it may, parents from century to century forbid their children to be or play near this reservoir. Some superstitious people still believe that the Loch Ness monster (photo 1, 2, 3) may well turn into a galloping horse, grab a child and put him on his back, and then plunge into the abyss with a small and helplessrider!
Who saw the Loch Ness Monster?
One of the first and most striking sightings dates back to the 1880s. It was then that the boatman Duncan McDonald, who later became famous, was looking for a boat sunken in the lake. But something happened under water, and he emerged from the lake like a bullet! His face was contorted in fear. When he was brought to his senses, Macdonald, with trembling lips, but completely articulate, said that he had seen the Loch Ness monster. He especially remembered his eye - small, vicious, gray … Since then, more than 3 thousand various eyewitness accounts have been accumulated, who, under certain circumstances, allegedly observed the Loch Ness monster from the shore and from the boat. According to them, it appeared during the day. Today, scientists are confident that the size and appearance of this uncaught creature depends on the imagination of a particular person.
The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster
Everyone saw the monster!
Nessie (as he was called) was seen by people of different professions: from farmers to clergymen. Fishermen, lawyers, policemen, politicians, and even … the Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, the Englishman Richard Singe, spoke about him! Allegedly, he was watching the monster back in 1938.
Useless Research
Expensive expeditions were equipped. They have been studying Loch Ness for months, conducting research and experiments, examining its surface with binoculars, and also hiring special mini-submarines to scan the lake's depths using the latest electronic devices.
Search results
Hundreds of hours of busy work spent on the lake searching for the monster, a whole library of books and articles written on the subject of the Loch Ness monster, a bunch of photos that allegedly depict a real Loch Ness lizard, several festivals called "Nessie", dozens of high-profile revelations and… not a single piece of real evidence of value! So far, no ancient bones or skin of this plesiosaur have been found.
Not caught means not a thief!
In general, no obvious evidence of the existence of some ancient lizard in a Scottish lake has been presented to the judgment of experts and scientists. But be that as it may, the most mysterious lake in the world - Loch Ness - still keeps its most important secret. Who knows, maybe Nessie is biding her time, and soon we will all open our mouths in surprise?
