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A swimmer and two canoeists each reported separately having recent encounters with what they believe may have been the Loch Ness Monster.
This is unique in that out of the hundreds, if not thousands, of reported sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, very rarely do they include actually coming into contact with the mysterious creature.
The swimmer, 39-year-old Duncan Roberts from Australia, was participating in a charity challenge by swimming to the deepest part of Loch Ness when his encounter with what he believes may have been Nessie occurred.
“The depth and the darkness of that water plays tricks with your mind. There is some weird energy at play in that water,” the Daily Record reports he said after the swim.
“And during my swim I experienced a bump half way across. It was something big. The water is pitch black and I had my eyes closed a lot of the time as the depth and darkness terrified me so I didn’t see anything. I just felt it, a big thud in the chest.”
Roberts added that if he knew something like the Loch Ness Monster was going to bump into him halfway across the water he “would definitely have been having second thoughts.”
“I think anyone who swims in the deep part of the loch is lying if they say they haven’t thought about the monster. I was focused on getting across as quickly as possible so the hit was a shock. I was already nervous enough before the swim.”
Also this month, Geoff Potts and his son Chris reported feeling large “thumps” on the underside of their canoe as they were traversing Loch Ness.
Making the encounter even more strange is the fact that they were in separate canoes when they felt it.
Perhaps, as one prolific Loch Ness Monster investigator suggested recently, there is actually more than one monster in the waters of Loch Ness.
“I guide canoe trips on the Great Glen,” Geoff told What’s The Jam, the Mirror reports. “I’ve done around 40 or so in the last few years. A few weeks ago, while I was out with my son Chris something bumped my canoe hard from below. And when I mentioned it to Chris, he said he hit something with his paddle which nearly took it out of his hand.
“I didn’t see anything. I just felt a big thump against the bottom of my boat. I’ve completed around 40 crossings since 2021 including the first recorded non-stop solo crossing that I’m aware of in an open canoe.”
Geoff added that the “thump” he felt was unlike he had ever experienced while canoeing Loch Ness.
“I have hit logs before, but this was not like hitting wood at all,” he said. “You immediately wonder what it was. But the water is so dark you can only see down a foot or so.
“My son Chris has his own business running trips like this and he’s never experienced anything like this either.”