It seems Nessie is back after a Scots mum and daughter shared a photo of a mysterious black lump they say appeared before them as they walked on the banks of Loch Ness. The sighting has now been recorded as the sixth official sighting of the monster in 2022.
The incident, which took place on October 11, was recorded by a mother and daughter visiting from the East of Scotland and took place in the evening at around 5.24 pm.
The post on the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register stated that the pair noticed a long break in the water which was otherwise "still and calm" just 200 yards off the bank.
They said: "As we watched a black lump appeared out of the water and sat for approximately 30 seconds before disappearing once again under the water.
"After another 30 seconds the black lump resurfaced for a shorter amount of time before disappearing under the water again."
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They added that the mysterious lump appeared to be "boxy in shape" and about the size of a football, stating that it did not seem to be swimming about but instead just bobbing up from under the surface before disappearing and resurfacing to do the same a second time.
It's been several months since the last official sighting which occurred earlier this year in August when a local resident was able to film what appeared to be a small wake moving against prevailing currents on the loch.
Record keeper Gary Campbell, who has recorded over a thousand sightings, said that the sighting lasted around seven minutes.
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