The existence of the Loch Ness monster has been proven according to a veteran Nessie hunter who spotted a mysterious presence in the water.
Eoin O’Faodhagain, 58, said he got the shock of his life when he saw a strange black shape in the loch, estimated to be 10ft long.
He immediately started a screen recording and believes the images could bring the legendary lake monster “from folklore to reality”.
The webcam footage was compared to a creature like the Nessie depicted in the 2007 film Water Horse.
“I noticed a splash and movement on the screen coming into view on the right and a long black shape," he said.
“I got excited because it remained on the surface of the water, moving very slowly, unlike a large fish that would leap out of the water, but would then submerge.
“This object was no fish, or a log for that matter. It was moving in a controlled speed, slow, unlike a log which would be moving with the current.
“I believe it is a live creature.”
Eoin often logs on to watch the water via webcam from his home in County Donegal, Ireland.
Over the years he has racked up multiple entries in The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register.
But he thinks the images captured on Saturday might have finally clinched the case for Nessie.
He said: “I believe in the Loch Ness Monster after witnessing a live sighting in July 1987.
“I think my video and photos on Saturday have proven the existence of the monster and brought her from folklore to reality.”
The sighting was captured at Shoreland Lodges, near Fort Augustus on the loch’s southern shore, using a webcam maintained there by Visit Inverness Loch Ness (VILN).
The sighting lasted for approximately 10 minutes.
A video of the first four minutes, which has been sped up for the sake of brevity, clearly shows the shape’s movement across the water.
Mr O’Faodhagain, who works as a hospital clerk, described what he saw as a “very strange looking creature” and believes it could represent an unknown species.
He said: “There’s a tail in shaded grey, a black round curved hump in the centre, and what looks like a fin near the front of the creature.
"The head and neck are at an angle from the rest of the body, and there’s what looks like a long snout.
"One way to describe it is Water Horse. I know that is the name of a film, but that is what it looks like.”
He continued: “I don't think there is anything that we know about today in the lakes and seas of the world that resembles that shape.
“One hypothesis for the existence of the Loch Ness Monster is that it is an unknown species.”
