Over the course of Saturday and Sunday, a multitude of enthusiastic volunteers participated in a two-day expedition to track down Scotland’s legendary Loch Ness monster.

Organizers characterized this event as the largest and most extensive search for the elusive creature, “Nessie,” in over half a century.

“The Quest,” a collaborative effort between the Loch Ness Centre and the volunteer research team Loch Ness Exploration, saw the deployment of innovative techniques.

These included the use of cutting-edge surveying tools previously untested in the loch’s context, notably thermal drones, Reuters reported.

Participants hailing from various corners of the globe were assigned positions spanning the expanse of the 23-mile (37-km) long lake.

Their task was to vigilantly observe for any potential indications of Nessie’s presence, with some stationed on boats. Additionally, a hydrophone was deployed to detect acoustic signals beneath the water’s surface.

“We did hear something. We heard four distinctive ‘gloops’,” said search leader Alan McKenna. “We all got a bit excited, ran to go make sure the recorder was on and it wasn’t plugged in.”

The iconic image of Nessie, captured in 1934, depicted a head atop an elongated neck emerging from the water.

However, six decades later, it was disclosed that this photograph had been a fabrication, involving a sea monster model affixed to a toy submarine.

Numerous endeavors to locate the creature in the years that followed have proven fruitless.

Written by staff