Captivating Loch Ness Monster Photos Finally Revealed After 5 Years of Secrecy
For five years, Chie Kelly held onto astonishing pictures she captured of what could be the legendary Loch Ness monster. Her hesitation stemmed from the fear of mockery and ridicule. The images show a massive, eel-like creature gliding slowly on the water’s surface, an area where mysterious sightings have been recounted for generations.
Chie, a 51-year-old translator, felt compelled to share her photographs after a recent organized hunt for the elusive Loch Ness monster. These images were presented to an experienced Nessie-hunter, who declared them the most compelling visuals he had encountered in decades.
Chie remarked, “I have always believed there was something in Loch Ness. There is something unusual there but I don’t know what it is.” She likened the creature she saw to a serpent, but she was hesitant to make the images public back then due to the fear of public mockery.
The photographs were taken near Dores village on the loch’s eastern shore in August 2018. Chie, originally from Japan and residing in Ascot, Berks at the time, was on vacation with her husband Scott, 68, and their daughter Alisa, who was five years old then. The family visited this spot with sentimental significance as it was a place where Scott used to take Chie when they first met.
As Chie recounted, “I was just taking pictures with my Canon camera of Scott and our daughter Alisa, who was then five, when about 200 metres from the shore, moving right to left at a steady speed, was this creature.” The creature was observed spinning and rolling, with no visible head or neck. Chie never saw it emerge for air, and it vanished after a couple of minutes.
Chie and her family have since relocated near Fortrose on the Black Isle, about 20 miles north of Loch Ness. During a recent search for Nessie, Chie shared her images with Steve Feltham, a Nessie enthusiast with three decades of experience. He hailed the pictures as groundbreaking: “They are the most exciting surface pictures I have seen. They are exactly the type of pictures I have been wanting to take for three decades.”
Feltham added, “They are vindication for all the people who believe there is something unexplained in Loch Ness. They are remarkable. I have studied them and still do not know what it is. It is a moving creature and totally unexplained. We are lucky the Kellys have decided to go public at last. They are absolutely genuine.”
The Loch Ness mystery has persisted for ages. In 2019, researchers examining DNA samples from the water suspected Nessie might be a colossal eel. A year later, sonar captured images of a large creature near Invermoriston, estimated to be around 32 feet in length.
The recent Nessie hunt brought enthusiasts from across the globe to the 23-mile-long, 755-foot-deep loch. A documentary crew employing thermal imaging technology spotted an anomalous heat signature near the shore during their search. The intriguing findings will be showcased in the finale of the television series “Weird Britain.”
As the fascination with the legendary creature endures, Chie Kelly’s long-held photographs provide fresh excitement and curiosity, captivating imaginations once again.