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A Loch Ness Monster hunter said he caught “exhilarating” proof of the legendary creature, after a sudden flurry of sightings.
It was feared the monster had vanished after more than four months without a single sighting.
Earlier this month the drought was broken when something "too big" to be a fish was spotted in the murky depths of Loch Ness.
Now Nessie hunter Eoin O’Faodhagain, who regularly monitors Loch Ness via webcam, says he was “ blown away when he spotted something over 20 feet long gliding in the water.
It came weeks after Eoin had spotted two humps emerging from the water, in an explosive sighting suggesting Nessie may not be alone.
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Eoin spotted the effect on a webcam showing the Loch (Credit: Visit Inverness Loch Ness via Pen News)Mr O’Faodhagain, 58, said: “The length of the visible wake is in excess of 20 feet, and the creature responsible must be very large underneath the water.
“Certainly it’s too large for known animals or fish that live in the loch – otters would never reach sizes of that magnitude, or seals for that matter.”
He added: “When I spotted the wake and the camera stopped rotating, to see the water breaking was exhilarating.
“The calm conditions and clear evening colours of the surrounding landscape were picturesque, the only thing missing was the Loch Ness Monster and up she popped.”
When the camera panned back again, Eoin said, the shape had disappeared.
Eoin O’Faodhagain is a regular spotter of proof of the monster's existence (Credit: Pen News)The footage is a blur at first, but as the webcam pans and comes to a stop, the video focuses and something is clearly seen moving near the surface of the loch.
The sighting was captured at Shoreland Lodges, near Fort Augustus on the loch’s southern shore, using a webcam maintained there by Visit Inverness Loch Ness.
It’s a location where the loch bed drops steeply, with the water some 450 feet deep in the area of the sighting, Mr O’Faodhagain believes.
It is the third sighting the Nessie hunter has captured this year.
Eoin has racked up multiple entries in the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, but new rules concerning webcam sightings mean the register has yet to record an entry in 2023.
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The mystery has brought countless visitors to the Loch (Getty Images)The Irishman is a prolific source of webcam sightings, often logging on to watch the water from his home in County Donegal.
It comes as the Loch Ness Centre is on the lookout for a Nessie "believer" to work at the site.
The of the Loch Ness Monster has brought countless visitors to the area in Scotland, and now the local Loch Ness Centre is hiring as they need someone to help tell their story.
A spokesman explained how the new candidate will be based near the iconic spot, so could probably squeeze in a bit of Nessie spotting on their lunch break.
Speaking to , Paul Nixon, from the Loch Ness Centre, said: "Nessie's story is one that lives in hearts and minds all over the .
"As we prepare to reopen the Loch Ness Centre following extensive refurbishments, we're looking for talented, enthusiastic people to join us in our passion and mission to share Nessie's story even more widely.