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For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Scotland’s Loch Ness. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they did not expect to become part of the mystery.
“We saw something,” Wiseman said. “Who knows? It’s inexplicable, it’s unbelievable.”
The couple say it was a cold and windy day when they looked out across the lake. It was Wiseman who first saw something moving in the water below.
“We look down and Shannon says ‘What’s wrong?'” Malm recalls. The family thought it might be a seal or an otter, but when they mentioned seeing them to the captain on a boat trip, they were told later that day that those animals don’t live in the lake.
They had taken books on the Loch Ness Monster from the library to prepare for their holiday and their children, aged three and five, were convinced they had seen the elusive “Nessie”.
Canadians Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman are shown in this undated handout photo. (Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman / The Canadian Press)
When they returned home, Malm says he was “scrolling doom” on the internet and stumbled upon the “Official Loch Ness Sightings Register” website and decided to submit their photos.
“The people of Loch Ness contacted us and now we are enjoying our 15 minutes of fame,” he said.
The Register is calling the photo “compelling new evidence,” and has considered Nessie’s first appearance in 2024. Since then, their photo and story have appeared all over Britain’s papers. The couple say they enjoy the attention, even if it comes with ribbing from family members.
“My brother asked me how my tinfoil hat fits,” laughs Malm. “So I don’t know if it was a good audience.”
But the family chooses to believe that, perhaps, they have seen something that people have been looking for since 500 AD when they were allegedly first seen.
The mystery of the Loch Ness Monster began in the 1930s, and exploded after a famous photo was published showing what appears to be a beast poking its head out of the water. The photo was later revealed as a hoax, but the mystery remains despite little evidence to support a large water creature living in the lake.
Last summer, hundreds of volunteers flocked to Scotland in one of the biggest “hunts” for years. They used the latest technology including Sonar, but nothing conclusive emerged.
Still, people continue to believe there could be something in the water, and Wiseman is one of them.
Our children fully believe it is Nessie, so I believe it is Nessie.”
