Determined monster hunters are uniting to track down one of the world’s most elusive creatures.
The search will take place over the course of two days using equipment that hasn’t previously been employed in the hunt for Nessie (as the creature is sometimes referred to), including drones with infrared cameras, according to the Loch Ness Centre, which is located at the site of the Drumnadrochit Hotel where Mackay worked all those years ago. Hydrophones will also be used to detect any acoustic signals in the water.
The Loch Ness Centre, which is a museum exploring the history of the Nessie legend and also a cruise operator, just reopened this year after a $1.9 million refurbishment,CNNnoted.
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Alan McKenna, a Loch Ness exploration expert, will instruct participants on what to look out for and how to record potential findings.
“It’s always been our goal to record, study and analyze all manner of natural behavior and phenomena that may be more challenging to explain,” McKenna said in a statement on the Loch Ness Centre’s website.
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The new interest has been a hit for the new Drumnadrochit hotel, according to Fraser Campbell, with an “unbelievable” number of reservations this summer, theGuardianreported. Campbell serves as director of the Cobbs Group, which owns the hotel.
A 1933 illustration of the Loch Ness Monster.Culture Club/Bridgeman via Getty Images
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Paul Nixon, manager of the Loch Ness Centre, added in a statement on the organization’s website that he thinks “there’s a very strong possibility that something will be spotted this weekend but then, of course, it raises the question as to what it will be.”
The Loch Ness Centre and Drumnadrochit Hotel did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
source: people.com
