The Myllesjön Beast
Posted by: Nick Redfern on July 17th, 2012
“I am greatly indebted to Swedish cryptozoological artist/sculptor/film-maker Richard Svensson for bringing this hitherto little-reported lake monster to my attention, and also for so kindly presenting me with his wonderful model of it…” says Dr. Karl Shuker in his latest blog post at Shuker Nature, and who continues:
“Lake Myllesjön is situated in Richard’s home province of Blekinge, in southernmost Sweden, and since at least the middle of the 19th Century reports have been circulating of a piscean monster inhabiting its cool waters, which is popularly referred to as the whale-fish. A flurry of sightings occurred during the 1920s and 1930s. One eyewitness, while riding by the lake on his bike, saw what he initially thought to be a massive log – until the water surrounding it began to churn, and the ‘log’ abruptly dived out of sight. Another observer claimed to have seen a huge fin-crested back rise above the surface, and considered it to be an immense pike, but no-one else supported this identity. Pike or not, local fisherman Sven Johan discovered two of his fishing nets ripped apart after hauling them out of the lake, and yet another man stated that he had seen a whale-like beast frolicking at the water’s edge.”
And here’s the complete article on the mysterious beast…
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A late comment!
I live near by that area and firstly, there is no lake called Myllesjön.
Never heard of it so I looked in the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s lists and couldn’t find it. However, I think the lake is Mollesjön.
If there has been/is some kind of a lake monster I think it is Catfish (Silurus glanis).
The largest one caught in Sweden was 3.6 meters so size-wise they’re kind of lake monsters. A possible candidate imo.