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James Delaney & Kaitlin Easton

Loch Ness Monster 'spotted on sonar' as images capture underwater creature

A Nessie hunter has claimed to have captured images of the Loch Ness Monster swimming in the water using hi-tech equipment.

Alleged sightings of the legendary beast have soared in the past few months and one tourist believes he has proof of Nessie in the loch.

The latest spotting marks the third sighting of the Loch Ness Monster this summer.

Brandon Scanlon, who has been named by the official Loch Ness Monster sightings register, claims to have recorded a sound image of a creature rumoured to be between 3-4 metres (around nine to 13 feet) long below the waves.

Edinburgh Live reports Mr Scanlon was travelling on the 'Nessie Hunter' vessel - used to ferry passengers on journeys around the Loch.

It comes after a number of reported sightings in July and August purporting to be the alleged plesiosaurus.

The sonar reading revealed an object thought to be between three and four metres in length (Loch Ness Sightings)

According to the register, during the latest sighting, on August 26: "Benjamin Scanlon was on holiday with his family and took a trip on the 'Nessie Hunter' of Loch Ness Cruises.

"He spotted something on the sonar on the boat and caught the image.

"Captain Mike of the boat estimated it to be 3-4 metres in length, at a depth of about 20 metres, while the boat was in water about 40 metres deep."

Plesiosaurus typically grew to a length of around 11ft according to fossil records, placing its size right in the middle of the Captain's estimate.

Recent sightings have included a Mr Veacock claiming to have seen an unidentified creature rise two feet from the water before descending back to the peaty depths while on holiday late last month.

In another incident, a father and daughter claimed to have seen Nessie moving through the water while hiking nearby.

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