Loch Ness Monster Speculated to Lurk in Newly Found Trench
Using state-of-the-art sonar equipment, a 43-year-old ex-fisherman has recently discovered a trench where the Loch Ness could live. Measuring approximately 889 feet, Yahoo says the newly-found crevice exceeds the previous record of 813 feet.
Keith Stewart mans a tour boat which goes around Scotland's celebrated lake. According to Express, the sonar detected a deep crack and what appeared to be a moving organism.
"I wasn't really a believer of the monster beforehand, but two weeks ago, I got a sonar image of what looked like a long object with a hump lying at the bottom. It wasn't there when I scanned the loch bed later," Stewart told reporters.
Stewart believes the deep crevice may have been created recently. Daily Mail reports indicate that the area of Great Glen lies on a major fault line.
Gary Campbell, Loch Ness Monster Fan Club president says this discovery could explain why "Nessie" has been difficult to trace.
"There could be more trenches which make it deeper. This looks like where Nessie and her whole family could really hide out and explain why they are rarely seen," Campbell told the UK-based publication.
Adrian Shine, head of The Loch Ness Project, cautions people into believing the evidence right away. According to Shine, sonar is not a reliable tool for looking under the water's surface.
"I would be cautious because there is an anomaly which occurs with sonar readings taken close to the side walls called lobe echoes, which can give misleading results about the depth," Shine said in a statement to the National Post.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency, otherwise known as the MCA, has no plans of verifying the measurements. BBC says the MCA is the organization in charge of mapping all major bodies of water in the United Kingdom.
Stewart is not the first to map the lake's depths. Other individuals and groups have attempted to use technology to find evidence of the legendary monster.
Sightings of the Loch Ness have already been reported since the 6th century. Some believe that Nessie may be a descendant of the plesiosaur.
As recent as last year, search engine giant Google used Street View cameras to show different areas of the infamous loch.
One of the more infamous evidences of the Loch Ness monster was known as the "Surgeon's Photograph," taken by Dr. Robert Kenneth Wilson during the 1930s. Unfortunately, the image was proven to be fake decades later.