There’s something fishy going on at Scotland’s Dores Beach.
Could it be the Loch Ness Monster? Well, it just might be because, according to the Loch Ness Centre, a man reported the first Nessie sighting of 2025 in January with a picture to prove it.
“I just thought it was brilliant because it really shows like the wave,” Aimee Todd, the center’s marketing manager, told USA Today March 6. “And it looks like there is like some kind of dark mass under the water pushing up that wave.”
Along the vast expanse of the loch, the photo shows a large, dark mass right beneath the surface. A bit of what seems to resemble a certain mythical creature even pokes through the surface. And though there have been countless false alarms in the past, the center isn’t quite sure about this case.
“I don’t think there’s a been a definitive answer for yes or no yet,” Aimee continued. “There’s just too many sightings and too many descriptions from like photos, from films, and just like witness statements as well that are all too similar.”
Indeed, not all hope is lost. Nagina Ishaq, the center’s general manager, expressed her belief that the January sighting was “particularly captivating.”
“The conditions on the day of this sighting were absolutely perfect,” she said in a March 5 statement on the Loch Ness Centre’s website. “This could very well be our first significant sighting of the year, further fueling the mystery surrounding Loch Ness and its most famous resident.”
According to the official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, there have been nearly 1,160 Nessie sightings over the years, with 13 webcam images recorded to date. After the most recent sighting, the center is more steadfast than ever in getting to the bottom of this mythical mystery.
“As always, we are committed to solving the mystery of Nessie once and for all,” Nagina continued. “Our previous collaborations with the University of Aberdeen and Loch Ness Exploration allowed us to advance our research efforts significantly, and this potential sighting is a reminder that the mystery of Loch Ness is far from solved. We continue to explore every possibility, and are committed to uncovering the truth.”
After all, with every sighting and blurry image, the world gets one step closer to knowing the truth behind the infamous long-necked creature.
“Every observation adds to our understanding,” Loch Ness Exploration’s Alan Mackenna said in the statement, “whether it’s potential evidence of Nessie or new insights into the loch’s unique ecosystem.”
