Lake Monsters
by admin on Jul.14, 2011, under Strange
From Hayley Stevens, an amateur cryptozoologist, we learn about the Bownessie Lake Monster:
The latest episode of the Monster Talk Podcast features an interview with yours truly about the Bownessie lake monster and the Tom Pickles photograph that first really hooked my attention on the case. Hello to those who may have been brought to my blog because of the interview – I want to reiterate the point that I am an amateur researcher when it comes to things such as ghosts and monsters – and Bownessie is the first lake monster case that I’ve ever really gotten involved with.
Brownessie Photographed in Lake Windermere
England’s version of the notorious mystery — dubbed “Bownessie” by locals — is hogging the spotlight after a kayaker’s recent cell phone photo of something strange in Lake Windermere has been spreading fast around the web.
According to The Telegraph, the photo — which shows multiple humps rising above the surface of the lake — is said to be the best evidence to date of Bownessie, and reminiscent of similar photos that some have alleged were of the Loch Ness Monster.
According to CNET, 24-year-old Tom Pickles snapped the pic. “Each hump was moving in a rippling motion, and it was swimming fast,” Pickles said of the Loch Ness Monster-like creature. “Its skin was like a seal’s but its shape was completely abnormal–it’s not like any animal I’ve ever seen before.”
1. We did not set out to find Ogopogo on a short trip onto the lake. We were hoping to visit a few well-known “hotspots” in order to plan out a later expedition.
2. The film only shows the wake left by the creature. However, I did observe 3-4 humps just above the waves, which were darker than the waves themselves. Dorsal ridge was also clearly visible on the humps as I was focusing on the humps with a pair of binoculars. Dave Woetzel and my son, Andrew, may have briefly observed the head of the creature for a few seconds just above the waves.
3. The film shot by David Woetzel and the subsequent (still) images were remarkably similar to the Fletcher photo of an alleged Ogopogo, taken in 1976 and featured on page 111 of Arlene Gaal’s book, ‘in Search of Ogopogo.’ . . .
