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Dream job for Nessie hunters as 'believer' needed for role at Loch Ness

Do you believe in the Lock Ness Monster? Well, we've got the dream job for you.

The Loch Ness Centre is on the lookout for a Nessie "believed" to work at the site.

The illusive and mysterious beast has left people baffled for generations, and while some people think they have it all figured out others aren't so sure.

The mystery of the Loch Ness monster has brought countless visitors to the area in Scotland, and now the local Loch Ness Centre is hiring as they need someone to help tell their story.

A spokesperson explained how the new candidate will be based near the iconic spot, so could probably squeeze in a bit of Nessie spotting on their lunch break.

Are you a Nessie expert? This could be the job for you (Getty Images)

What do you think about the Loch Ness Monster? Let us know in the comments...

The centre was taken over by Continuum Attractions earlier this year, who invested £1.5m to upgrade the site - and now they want new staff to match.

Speaking to The Herald, Paul Nixon, from the Loch Ness Centre, said: "Nessie's story is one that lives in hearts and minds all over the world.

"As we prepare to reopen the Loch Ness Centre following extensive refurbishments, we're looking for talented, enthusiastic people to join us in our passion and mission to share Nessie's story even more widely.

"In exchange, the right candidates will receive a generous salary and benefits package along with the unique opportunity to engage with audiences from around the world and share Scotland's legendary history with them."

There have been hundreds of sightings of the Loch Ness Monster over the years, all recorded on the Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register.

Would you like to work here every day? (Getty Images)

The mystery of the Loch Ness monster has typically centred on the idea of one unexplained creature that is living deep in the Scottish loch.

But recently a new theory emerged, as new footage showed a huge black shape moving in Loch Ness before two humps emerged from the water - giving the impression the monster isn't alone.

Nessie hunter Eoin O'Faodhagain was monitoring a webcam of the loch when he spotted a dark presence he estimated to be up to 30 feet long.

And then within an hour, he spotted two humps surfacing not far away - and, to his surprise, they appeared to be moving away from each other.

Mr O'Faodhagain said: "It is obvious that the two Nessie-like humps are moving over a two-minute period, and the larger hump of the two has changed position from the smaller one.

It's got good views to be fair (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

"Given the fact that there is no disturbance of water visible between objects you would have to concur they are two separate moving creatures."

There's also the sheer scale of the earlier dark shape in the water to consider.

Eoin asked: "What animal could be that long? "What is strikingly obvious about sightings at Loch Ness, is that eyewitnesses could be viewing two different creatures coexisting in the one lake.

"What the other creature is could be completely unknown. What we do know is there are a hell of a lot of eels in Loch Ness, having the odd rogue giant one is not beyond the realm of reality."

Mr O'Faodhagain, 58, thinks it also offers a handy explanation for contrasting accounts of the monster's appearance.

He said: "This is only my opinion - of Nessie being two different creatures - hence the abundance of different descriptions we have for her."

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).

Eoin is perhaps the most prolific source of webcam sightings, often logging on to watch the water from his home in County Donegal, Ireland.

He's racked up multiple entries in the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, but new rules concerning webcam sightings mean the register has yet to record an entry in 2023.

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