This is an undated file photo of a shadowy shape that some people say is a photo of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. (AP Photo, File)
Whoa, Nessie! The hunt for legendary sea creature Loch Ness Monster, is now officially over, well sort of.
The remains of 30-foot film prop of the Loch Ness Monster built for the 1970 movie The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes was discovered an underwater robot, the BBC reported. The model sank to the bottom of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, after it sank on its first outing in 1969 while being towed behind a boat.
“We have found a monster, but not the one many people might have expected,” Loch Ness expert Adrian Shine tells BBC. “We can confidently say that this is the model because of where it was found, the shape — there is the neck and no humps — and from the measurements.”
The robot, operated by Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime, is still on the lookout for what lies hidden beneath the depths of the loch.
Engineer, John Haig, moves a Munin robot, operated by Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime in Loch Ness on April 13, 2016 in Drumnadrochit, Scotland The Norwegian company Kongsberg, which has been surveying the loch, came across remains of a model of the Loch Ness Monster, from the 1970 film ‘The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.’ (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images)
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