The hunt for the Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness Monster search - 18th September 2023

The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster happened in Scotland. Experts and amateurs gathered at Loch Ness with 300 volunteers to search for the water monster.

There have been many searches over the years, but this time advanced technology was used. Experts used drones and hydrophones to listen underwater. Volunteers used more traditional techniques, while walking along the lake’s shore. Many Loch Ness fans joined the livestream online.

Loch Ness residents said they had heard strange noises in the lake a few days before the search. But they didn’t record them because their equipment wasn't plugged in. Alan McKenna, who’s head of Loch Ness Exploration, thinks the noises could be gas from the bottom of the lake or other animals. He’d like more evidence.

Since the first report of the Loch Ness Monster over 90 years ago, tourists have been visiting the lake. This brings in $51 million a year to the Scottish economy.

The search didn’t find any evidence of the water monster. But fans still have their theories. One volunteer believes it's a type of water dinosaur, diplodocus. His 8 year old daughter imagines that the monster might have babies and is hiding to take care of them.