This image was taken by the Wachlin family on July 24th, 1981. They believe the photo could be featuring the mysterious Ogopogo. This legendary lake monster is said to reside in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Members of the Secwepemc and Syilx tribes have sightings dating before settlers came. They called it Naitaka, which can be translated to “water demon” or “sacred creature of the water”. The first documented sighting by a European settler was in 1872.

One Wachlin family member stated of their particular sighting: “At first I thought it was the wake of the other boat, but then realized that the boat's wake was going the other direction. As we came closer, the creature broke into a fast-paced undulating motion. I pointed our boat directly at it but as we neared it, the creature dove, causing a large frothy whirlpool. I turned the boat around and could see the creature two or three feet below in the water. It moved at great speed at least half-way across the lake before it dove deeper and out of sight. The creature was at least 50 feet long and seemed to be either very dark green or black.”