Bownessie, the mythical creature of Britain’s Lake Windermere, made an appearance in February that was caught on camera by a couple of kayakers.  Bownessie, not as famous as her northern cousin—the Loch Ness monster, is still well-known, especially to locals.

Tom Pickles, 24, and Sarah Harrington, 23, said they stared at the shape, terrified as it moved through the water at about 10 miles per hour. “I thought it was a dog,” Pickles said. “Then I realized it was much bigger and moving really quickly. Each hump was moving in a rippling motion and it was swimming fast. I could tell it was much bigger underneath from the huge shadow around it.”

“Its skin was like a seal’s, but its shape was abnormal — it’s not like any animal I’ve ever seen before. We saw it for about 20 seconds. It was petrifying. We paddled back to the shore straight away,” Harrington said.

The couple was able to take a picture of the creature with their cell phone camera before it disappeared.  Experts who have examined the fuzzy photograph have said that the image is authentic, but that the file size is too small to tell if it was altered.  This is the eighth sighting in the past two years.

There are also the skeptics who say the monster, whether in Loch Ness or Windermere, is just a myth. “I have a whole lot of doubt that it could be a Loch Ness monster. I don’t think a monster can exist biologically,” said Ian Winfield, a scientist at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology at the Lancaster, England, Environment Centre. “It’s a bit of fun, it adds a bit of spice to life,” he said. “It would be wonderful if it was true. I mean if we had some kind of creature alive in the British Isles it would be fantastic but I really don’t think it can be so.”

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Erin Chavez
Erin Whitney-Chavez has been writing professionally since 2009. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from St. Bonaventure University and received a Master of Arts in mental-health counseling from Argosy University. Erin Whitney-Chavez is a licensed mental health counselor and has worked in the mental-health field for more than 10 years.

1 Comment for Sea Creature Captured on Camera in England

kim orito gelaga

is that true?. i read it but it is convincing..

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