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'NESSIE' SEEN FROM SPACE ; Amateur hunters use iPhone app to spot 'monster' in the water [Ulster Region] [Mirror (UK)](Mirror (UK) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MYSTERIOUS images taken from space are making waves with Nessie fans - as they appear to show a creature lurking below the surface of the famous loch. The pictures were captured separately by two amateur hunters, Peter Thain and Andy Dixon, as they used an iPhone satellite map app. It had been feared the legend was over after 18 months without a potential sighting in the Scottish Highlands, but now enthusiasts' hopes have been raised again. Andy, of County Durham, said: "It was by accident I came across it. I could see something big underwater and saved it to my phone. My first thought was that it was the monster." It could only be seen on Apple products but was probed by the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club. President Gary Campbell said: "It can't be a boat as there's no hull. The size would make it likely to be Nessie." William Hill offers a Pounds 1,000 annual prize for the best sighting, but it has been doubled this year as it went unclaimed in 2013. There have been 1,036 potential sightings since the first one by St Columba in 565AD. Gary said: "After Nessie going missing for 18 months, it's great to see her back." [email protected] (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |