Loch Ness Monster proof of existence

The strange wave created by a 'solid object'. Could it be Nessie? Picture: David Elder, Snapper Media Source: Snapper Media

AN AMATEUR photographer has captured the bizarre moment a large object moved just beneath the waters of Loch Ness, reigniting debate about the existence of Nessie.

David Elder, 50, took the snap at the Fort Augustus side of the lake. It appears to show a disturbance of some kind on the surface of the water.

Elder believes the only thing that could have caused it was a 'solid black object under the water', causing a ripple effect.

"Out of the corner of my right eye I caught site of a black area of water about 15ft (4.5 metres) long which developed into a kind of bow wave, " he said.

"I'm convinced this was caused by a solid black object under the water. The water was very still at the time and there were no ripples coming off the wave and no other activity on the water.

"Water was definitely going over something solid and making the wave. It looks like the sort of wave perhaps created by a windsurfing board but there was nobody on the loch at the time, no boats, nothing.

"The disturbance in the water began moving up the Loch sideways. It is something I just can't explain."