The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster is being slated in September with “hundreds” of beast hunters on the lookout to catch a glimpse for the creature shrouded in mystery.
Nessie hunters are preparing to flock to the Scottish highlands for the biggest search ever in September.
The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster is being slated for the start of Autumn with “hundreds” of beast hunters on the lookout to catch a glimpse for the creature shrouded in mystery.
Volunteers are planning on setting up camp all around the body of water at different vantage points in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the age-old monster said to be lurking.
Rob Long, from the Loch Ness Exploration crew said: “Nessie is there, we all know it, and we don’t want to scare or put her in fear, but it would be great to subtly be able to get some answers into the legend.
“She isn’t breaking the surface as much over the past year, but we think it is clear she is still very much treating the area as home.
There have been seven sightings recorded so far this year – the most recent on July 5 when eight-year-old Abigail Ross and her family claim they spotted a small dark object approximately 6 foot in length and 3 foot in height in the distance.
It has also been claimed this week that Nessie may have even had a host of babies, who are now calling the waters home.
It is more than 90 years since the modern myth of Nessie began.
In April 1933, hotel manageress Aldie Mackay said she had seen a whale-like creature in the loch and ever since, people have done their best to find the “beast” – with various unconfirmed sightings in the centuries following.
The search will be be organised by volunteer research team called Loch Ness Hunter and is set to include searches both above and in the water.
It will include drones flying over the water which will be fitted with infrared cameras to capture anything diving below the surface while a hydrophone will also be be used to detect unusual underwater sounds.
Another search also took place a few years back with a group named the Loch Ness Exploration team.
Alan McKenna, organiser of Loch Ness Exploration, said: “We were looking for breaks in the surface and asking volunteers to record all manner of natural behaviour on the loch.
“Not every ripple or wave is a beastie. Some of those can be explained, but there are handful that cannot.”
Steve Feltham is another that has been hunting full time for the Loch Ness Monster since 1991.
He regularly posts updates as he searches for signs of the beach.
Rob continued: “There are lots of different groups, but it is not competitive. Instead we all look at different times in different ways and collate all our evidence.
“It is a really friendly community and I hope we can get a break through soon.”
Full details of the search will be made “in the coming weeks”, Rob added, saying they are waiting on full approval from relevant authorities to okay the search weekend.