2026-07-21 12:38:31
A pair of Canadian tourists spotted a beast that looked like a “whale” in Loch Ness.
Margaret Sunstrum and Joan Sweeney were visiting the Scottish landmark from Ontario, Canada in April and they seemingly had a close encounter with a creature that could have been the fabled Loch Ness Monster while they were driving close to the edge of the loch as they spotted a distinct shape in the water which left an “S-shaped wake”.
They reported the sighting to the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, explaining: “On Thursday, April the 23rd at 11:50 am, we were driving along Loch Ness and we were travelling south at just after Dochgarroch Lock on A82 where the following happened …
“Margie was looking out the rear seat window facing the Loch, when she spotted a large shape crest the water that she thought she looked like a whale.
“The water was calm and still and behind the shape was a large S-shaped wake. At the same time, Joan was also looking over at the loch and said: ‘What is that?”
“We both began to examine the surface closely and we could see the S-shaped wake extending for quite a distance.”
There have been seven sightings reported to the organisation in 2026.
It comes after experts tracking Scotland’s infamous Loch Ness Monster feared the legendary beast may be dead.
Sightings of a mysterious beast in the waters of the loch stretch back as far as 1933, but some Nessie hunters fear she could have met her death because reports have dropped off substantially and they haven’t had any plausible glimpses in a very long time.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, Rob Long, from the Loch Ness Exploration [LNE] team said: “There is a real fear for her as it normally is not this long that we go without a single glimpse.
“Normally people from our team will see her but so far, none of us have. Others have claimed to but we have not seen waters this quiet.
“The viewings have gotten less over the years, but never this scarce for us. Despite the lack of viewings, 2024 was the year we got the most definitive proof that Nessie exists – with the sonar recordings among the best we have ever got.”
He went on to add: “So although the viewings were scarce, they were of better quality. Now there’s nothing.
“Nessie has been there, we all know it, but she is clearly getting wise to people looking for her. We also think she is being put off from additional activity in the loch, such as people wanting to try cold water swimming.”
The LNE is a group of volunteers who scour the loch for any signs of Nessie and although sightings are down, the team isn’t giving up hope of finally proving the monster’s existence. The LNE recently launched a new high-tech boat which will allow the crew to hunt for Nessie at night.
The vessel is kitted out with hydrophones, sonar, thermal imaging, infrared/night-vision observation and 4K cameras to give the team the best possible chance of recording unusual activity both above and below the surface of the water.
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