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NESSIE STOP PRESS FOR MAY 98
TITLE: Hotelier claims close encounter with Nessie.

A Highland hotelier who claims to have heard Nessie several times has come her closest yet to seeing the elusive creature. Catherine Handley was on the patio of her hotel, The Clansman Hotel, when she became aware of a man shouting about the monster. Looking out over the loch she saw what she described as a very strange wake, unlike any boat. Shouting to the hotel guests, a number of whom also saw the disturbance in the water, she ran to get her camera to record what was happening. She said: "As my hotel is situated at the side of Loch Ness, I know what boat wakes look like". "We had seen the Jacobite Queen going up earlier". This was different". "It was like the circles left by an oar when a boat is being rowed, widening out in ripples to a distance of something like 50ft". "I did not see anything above the water, but experiences I have had over the years have convinced me that there is something large in the loch." The man whose cries alerted Mrs Handley and her son to the latest incident - which occurred about 4.15pm on Friday (1st May) - was Alex Crosbie of Inverness, who has been Nessie watching for more than thirty years. He has claimed many sightings over the period and said that on Friday he became aware of a major commontion in the water at the entrance to the marina. He added: "I saw a big disturbance in the water opposite the Clansman. I reckon whatever caused it must have been at least 40ft long". "I did not see anything above the water on this occasion". Mr Crosbie added "my biggest regret is that my video camera was in the car at the time".

It cannot go unsaid that many skeptics will think that Catherine Handley may just be trying to make sure she has a busy summer, but remember you can only believe your own senses. Read more about the Nessie legend and select HERE.

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