Is the Loch Ness Monster holidaying down-under on Magnetic Island?
Last Friday, 25th October 2013, Magnetic Island Marriage Celebrant David Crusty Herron was walking along Magnetic Island's Picnic Bay Beach with a prospective bride & groom to select a location for their wedding ceremony. This is what they saw,
Loch Ness Monster or Lost Ness Monster?
On Monday 28 October 2013 The Townsville Bulletin Carried this story by Reporter Emma Channon.
Monster mystery as 'Lost Nessie' spotted off Magnetic Island
The Courier Mail Monday 28 October 2013 headline...
BREAKING NEWS
Has Loch Ness monster migrated to Nth Qld?
COULD a North Queensland tropical island have its very own Loch Ness monster?
Some beachgoers at Magnetic Island, off Townsville, seem to think so after seeing a distinctive long, curved "neck" bobbing up and down off the coast on Friday.
But marine biologists who've seen the picture say the unidentified marine object is probably a piece of a tree or boat.
And a man who has dedicated his life studying mythical animals is also unconvinced it's a "Nessie".
The strange sea sighting has created quite a buzz on the island, with locals desperate to know: just what is lurking in the water?
One of them is marriage celebrant David "Crusty" Herron, who photographed it from a beach about 200 metres away.
"It was bobbing up and down in the water and at first I thought 'what's that'?" Mr Herron told AAP.
"Someone yelled out 'it looks like a Loch Ness monster'.
"I've never seen anything like it - it could be anything. We are all wanting to know what it is."
Some beachgoers at Magnetic Island, off Townsville, seem to think so after seeing a distinctive long, curved "neck" bobbing up and down off the coast on Friday.
But marine biologists who've seen the picture say the unidentified marine object is probably a piece of a tree or boat.
And a man who has dedicated his life studying mythical animals is also unconvinced it's a "Nessie".
The strange sea sighting has created quite a buzz on the island, with locals desperate to know: just what is lurking in the water?
One of them is marriage celebrant David "Crusty" Herron, who photographed it from a beach about 200 metres away.
"It was bobbing up and down in the water and at first I thought 'what's that'?" Mr Herron told AAP.
"Someone yelled out 'it looks like a Loch Ness monster'.
"I've never seen anything like it - it could be anything. We are all wanting to know what it is."
Click the link to read the full story by Melissa Grant AAP
4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave
Nessy spotting
4BC Drive: Some beachgoers at Magnetic Island, off Townsville, seem to think they’ve seen the Loch Ness Monster at the coast on Friday.
One of them is Magnetic Island Weddings Celebrant David 'Crusty' Herron. Crusty affectionately calls it the "Lost Ness" monster and he shares the details of the sighting with Gary Hardgrave.
Nessy spotting
4BC Drive: Some beachgoers at Magnetic Island, off Townsville, seem to think they’ve seen the Loch Ness Monster at the coast on Friday.
One of them is Magnetic Island Weddings Celebrant David 'Crusty' Herron. Crusty affectionately calls it the "Lost Ness" monster and he shares the details of the sighting with Gary Hardgrave.
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