New Ogopogo Sighting
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 23rd, 2008
I am back from Alberta, and this is going to be a day of catch-up.
There’s been a new sighting of Ogopogo in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, which took place, coincidentially, as I was talking of Lake Monsters (including Ogopogo), Sea Serpents, and Dragons, at the Royal Alberta Museum, in the province next door.
On Sunday, July 20, 2008, Robyn Holman reportedly saw Ogopogo as she and a friend were travelling along the highway near Peachland, British Columbia. Holman says she noticed a wave in the water on Okanagan Lake and couldn’t believe her eyes when she turned to look.
Holman says she took a picture and is now waiting to get the photo developed. Whether it turns out or not, the Kelowna, B.C., woman is now convinced that the legendary Ogopogo does exist.
The Canadian Press ultra-briefly summarized the history of Ogopogo by noting the first recorded sighting was in 1872, by Mrs. John Allison, and sightings have been recorded regularly ever since. First Nations legends call the beast the n’ha-a-itk, or “lake demon,” according to local lore.
Similar to the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland, the Ogopogo is purportedly a serpent-like or seal-like creature, somewhere between six and 15 meters (18 to 45 feet) long, with a horse-shaped head and a dark blue or brown body.
Source: “Kelowna woman says she believes she saw legendary Ogopogo in B.C. lake,” The Canadian Press, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Also here.
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(holding up cup of coffee as to toast) Here’s to clear pictures. It would be great if these pictures come out and we finally see what all this fuss is about.
Yay! Ogie lives 🙂
*crossing fingers for a good shot, eventhough photographic evidence is kind of pointless in this day an age…*
I’m also keeping my fingers crossed.
From what I read in the newspaper writeup, sounds like a believable witness. But in this day and age, of course, that doesn’t count for anything.
More people should get 35mm. Harder to fake.
Yea really. I sure hope that her picture will show more than a wave. If there’s one thing that beats blobs, it’s waves.
Hey guys.
I’m arranging a personal meeting with the witnesses to discuss this matter. If you want, I can keep you all posted.
First, yes, here’s to a good photo, and not a thumb or wave, or track in the water…
second, go Haley Fisher…see what details you can get and give us a report back!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am always eager for good reports on swimming cryptos!
No problem. I should be able to get some answers within a week, week and a half, and I’ll post the results. From the brief chat that I had with Robyn yesterday, she seems genuine — never really cared or took Ogopogo seriously, and is genuinely perplexed by what she saw.
Doesn’t say how far away she was from the subject when she saw it and took the photo.
It’ll be interesting to see the photo but I’m not holding my breath that anything can actually be seen in it.
Keep us posted Hayley…..even if it turns out to be nothing.
Don’t know for sure this will end up being conclusive evidence, but it certainly has my hopes up higher than a lot of the things I’ve been reading lately (Lion that’s a dog, Bigfoot cadavers…) Sometimes, the simplest of cases end up being the best.
I wonder if the Ogopogo and other lake monsters are surviving examples of the Leviathan that is described in the Old Testament, particularly Job 41.
Ditto from above…we need some good quality something for a change instead of 7 seconds of an idiot in a suit or somebody that doesn’t have anything better to do than trash crypto-videos on youtube!!!