The most famous photo of Nessie Photo: dpa/picture-alliance
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Many volunteers positioned themselves on the shore to search for the mysterious creature that has been sighted in the lake of the Scottish Highlands for over 90 years. Now the data is evaluated.
The large-scale search for Nessie in Scotland has come to an end with many reports of possible sightings, according to the organizers. Alan McKenna of the Loch Ness Exploration volunteer group said on Sunday in the village of Drumnadrochit that some videos and tips had reached him via internet cameras.
“There is a lot of data and we will need a lot of time to check everything,” he said. McKenna made no concrete reference to Nessie’s identity. In the evening, drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras should rise above the lake.
Loch Ness Exploration and the Loch Ness Center tourist attraction had launched a two-day search at the famous loch in the Scottish Highlands – some 90 years after a famous portrayal by Nessie that sparked the hype surrounding Loch Ness.
Dozens of volunteers lined up along the shore, and hundreds watched Loch Ness via internet cameras. McKenna and his team went out onto the lake several times and lowered an underwater microphone called a hydrophone.
During a test on Friday, “bizarre noises” could be heard, he said. When checking the same place on Sunday, however, nothing was heard. It is therefore unclear whether the noise was caused by gases or by a living being, it said.