BBC: We proved that the Loch Ness monster is a legend

Nessie's well-known photograph. No signs were detected from the sonar devices The channel sent a team of experts equipped with sonar devices and satellite navigation devices to scan the lake, but nothing was found; Experts: People just see what they want to see

The BBC is trying to prove that the Nessie monster, from Loch Ness in Scotland, does not exist at all. To this end, the network dispatched a delegation of experts equipped with 600 sonar devices (to detect underwater objects using sound waves) and satellite navigation devices, to make sure that the entire area of ​​the lake was scanned. The findings of the tests showed that there is no evidence that the monster lives in the lake. The performance was recorded and will be broadcast on the BBC One channel.

Previous reports that testified to the existence of the monster, led to the belief that it might be a remnant of a marine reptile that disappeared from the earth along with the dinosaurs. The team was convinced that this type of reptile could have survived in the cold waters of Loch Ness, despite the preference of the early marine reptiles for water in a subtropical climate.

The researchers observed modern-day marine reptiles, such as alligators and leatherbacks (a type of sea turtle), to try and predict how Nessie would have behaved. They hoped that the sensors of the sonar devices would detect the air emitted from Nessie's lungs. They took a buoy and tied it many meters below the surface of the water, to check that the sensors actually detect the air inside it.

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"We scanned the lake from shore to shore - from the bottom to the surface of the water, we covered the entire area of ​​the lake and found no sign of the life of a large marine reptile in the waters of the lake," said Ian Florence, one of the experts sent by the BBC.

Another expert, Hugh McKay, added: "We managed to get a clear picture and real data of the loch, but we didn't find anything unusual in the lake. There was an expectation that we would receive a sonar anomaly (deviation in receiving data) that might indicate the existence of the monster, but it did not happen."

According to the team, the only explanation for the persistent belief in the existence of the Nessie monster is that people simply see what they want to see. To prove their claim, the crew planted a square bone under the surface of the water and lifted it when a group of tourists arrived. When the tourists were asked afterwards what they saw, some said that they did see a square bone, but many described the head of a monster.