If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words do you suppose will be used to describe the first-ever image captured of Bow-Nessie, a lake monster that reportedly lives in England?
Last week, two kayakers were nearly frightened out of their canoe when they spotted a large, hump-backed shape emerge from Lake Windermere, near Bowness in Cumbria, The Westmorland Gazette reports.
At a distance, I thought it was some sort of large dog. Then I realized just how long it was. There was no way a dog would be out that far in any case, said Tom Pickles, adding that the supposed creature was the size of three cars. And he was able to snap a picture of it on his camera phone.
Each hump moved in a rippling movement and it appeared to have a huge shadow around it, suggesting it was much bigger underwater, Pickles added. Its skin was like a seal's, but its shape was completely abnormal. We watched for about 20 seconds before it plunged out of sight. It was petrifying.
Ever since the first reports of Bow-Nessie emerged in 2006 from Lake Windermere -- England's largest lake, located in the northern part of the country ââ¬â- a legend has taken root with people wondering if this could be a not-too-distant relative of the legendary Loch Ness Monster of Scotland.
The 11-mile-long Lake Windermere is bordered by two towns, Ambleside and Bowness-on-Windermere, which is how the creature was dubbed Bow-Nessie.
Sarah Harrington was kayaking with Pickles when the unexplained animal rose from the depths of the lake.
Full story with pictures: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/18/mystery-photo-of-english-loch-ness-monster-taken-in-bowness/
Last week, two kayakers were nearly frightened out of their canoe when they spotted a large, hump-backed shape emerge from Lake Windermere, near Bowness in Cumbria, The Westmorland Gazette reports.
At a distance, I thought it was some sort of large dog. Then I realized just how long it was. There was no way a dog would be out that far in any case, said Tom Pickles, adding that the supposed creature was the size of three cars. And he was able to snap a picture of it on his camera phone.
Each hump moved in a rippling movement and it appeared to have a huge shadow around it, suggesting it was much bigger underwater, Pickles added. Its skin was like a seal's, but its shape was completely abnormal. We watched for about 20 seconds before it plunged out of sight. It was petrifying.
Ever since the first reports of Bow-Nessie emerged in 2006 from Lake Windermere -- England's largest lake, located in the northern part of the country ââ¬â- a legend has taken root with people wondering if this could be a not-too-distant relative of the legendary Loch Ness Monster of Scotland.
The 11-mile-long Lake Windermere is bordered by two towns, Ambleside and Bowness-on-Windermere, which is how the creature was dubbed Bow-Nessie.
Sarah Harrington was kayaking with Pickles when the unexplained animal rose from the depths of the lake.
Full story with pictures: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/18/mystery-photo-of-english-loch-ness-monster-taken-in-bowness/
