It rose to the surface, floated for about five to 10 minutes (during which time it looked exactly like a monstrous hump), then sank back down into the cold water never to be seen again. That dark, humped 'creature' was later revealed to almost certainly be a submerged tree trunk brought to the surface by buoyant gases created during decomposition. A woman named Sandra Mansi sighted and photographed 'Champ,' resulting in what was called the 'best photo' of the monster, and indeed of any lake monster anywhere. Other mysterious objects floating in lakes have been known to behave exactly as Edwards described - for example, the most famous sighting of 'Champ,' the monster said to live in Vermont's Lake Champlain. There are many unknowns, but if Edwards' account is accurate, it may provide an important clue as to the 'monster's' identity. The shape could theoretically be anything from a fish to a floating log to a lake monster.

Nor, for that matter, is it clear what 'verifying' his photo would mean other than suggesting it was likely a real (i.e., not digitally faked) image of something in the water - though what that 'something' might be is, of course, the relevant question. Oddly, he is quoted in the Daily Mail as having had the photograph 'independently verified by a team of US military monster experts.' In fact, the United States military does not have a team of 'monster experts' that it dispatches to investigate huge, unknown creatures around the world. He watched the object for five to ten minutes before it slowly sank and did not resurface.Įdwards said he waited to release the photograph until after unnamed experts had examined it.

It was quite a fair way from the boat, probably about half a mile away but it's difficult to tell in water,' according to the Daily Mail, which has posted Edwards photo. 2, 2011, Edwards photographed what appears to be a single hump in the water from the deck of his boat, 'Nessie Hunter.' Edwards said that 'It was slowly moving up the loch towards Urquhart Castle and it was a dark grey color.

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