Webcam Watcher Claims to Have Caught First Glimpse of 'Nessie' in 2020

A still image from the video by Eoin O'Faodhagain that was posted to the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register . (Eoin O'Faodhagain / YouTube) — A still image from the video by Eoin O'Faodhagain that was posted to the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register . *(Eoin O'Faodhagain / YouTube)*

Webcam-watching lake monster enthusiast Eoin O'Faodhagain is claiming to have once again spotted the Loch Ness Monster, colloquially known as Nessie, in Scotland’s famed Loch Ness.

The purported sighting is the first to be officially reported in 2020.

A video from the webcam of website Nessie on the Net was uploaded to O'Faodhagain’s YouTube channel on February 10th, although the actual sighting reportedly took place on January 18th at 3:58 pm.

"Sighting of Loch Ness Monster on the Loch Ness Webcam," the accompanying description stated. "Black hump like shape four feet high by four feet wide by ten feet long, moving through the water rising in and out of it."

The sighting has been added to The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register by Gary Campbell, who runs the site.

"Long time webcam watcher Eoin Fagan once again caught something on video from the webcam at [3:58 pm]," Campbell stated. "The video shows an unknown moving object rising from the water and then a few seconds later disappearing again."

This is the sixth reported sighting that O'Faodhagain has had using the webcam, his first coming in April of 2018, and then four more in 2019. All six sightings have been added to Campbell’s register.

The quality of this latest video leaves something to be desired for some investigators.

“I honestly can’t see anything that strikes me as particularly anomalous in O'Faodhagain’s video,” the Singular Fortean Society’s Tobias Wayland said. “Maybe it was clearer on the webcam, but whatever he saw doesn’t appear to have translated well to his recording of the screen on which he watched it.”

Modern sightings of Nessie date back to the early 20th century, although stories of a monster in that area have been recorded since at least 565 AD, when a biography of St. Columba claimed he had confronted the beast.

Popular explanations for the Loch Ness Monster include that it is a population of plesiosaurs that survived extinction, a giant sturgeon, or misidentified otters, waves, and debris. A study published by scientist Neil Gemmell last year showed an abundance of eel DNA in the loch, which has prompted some to speculate that perhaps a species of giant eel could explain some sightings.

Still others have speculated on more paranormal explanations, citing the monster’s elusiveness as evidence of a more metaphysical nature.

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