Scientists Recover Underwater Camera Designed to Snap Photos of Loch Ness Monster

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In 1970, a cryptid-obsessed placed several cameras inside plastic trap boxes and sent them down to the depths of Scotland's Loch Ness in hopes of catching its storied monster — and now, it appears that one of those cameras has been recovered by sheer accident.

As USA Today and other outlets report, one of the cameras deployed by University of Chicago biologist Roy Mackal some 55 years ago was discovered during a test dive of an unmanned submersible in the famed lake in the Scottish Highlands.

When researchers developed the Instamatic's film, they unfortunately didn't find any photos of Nessie, though they did recover some beautiful, eerie photos of the deep, dark lake.

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Author / Journalist: Noor Al-Sibai

Category: Technology

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Topics: Monsters Cryptids Submersible Photography

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Published On: 2025-04-02 @ 20:25:49 (1 days ago)

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