Loch Ness Monster search resumes

The Loch Ness search, described as the biggest in fifty years, took place over the weekend at Scotland’s Loch Ness. The Loch Ness Centre partnered with Loch Ness Exploration to run the operation and invited volunteers to join boat patrols that ran from about 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Organizers set up 17 official spotting points around the loch and asked the public to report any unusual sightings to the survey team.

Teams used hydrophones and sonar to listen for underwater sounds and to map the lake bed, while drones fitted with thermal imaging flew at night to look for heat signatures. Organizers say the goal is to gather data and evidence that can be analyzed, rather than to prove a legend outright. Megan Rough of the Loch Ness Centre emphasized the project’s mix of public involvement and systematic search techniques.