Igopogo

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Igopogo is the name of a sea ​​monster that is believed to live in Lake Simcoe . In the northeastern part of the lake it is, after Kempenfelt Bay , Kempenfelt Kelly called.

description

Igopogo allegedly has a stovepipe-like neck and a dog-like head. The animals are described as being between 3.50 and 6 meters long.

Sightings

Igopogo has been sighted over and over for years. The monster appeared to eyewitnesses on the lake or climbed ashore. The accounts of the eyewitnesses about the appearance of the animal are consistent. Probably the best-known report: In 1970, John Kirk , President of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club , searched Lake Simcoe for Igopogo. The search was unsuccessful. Two decades later, Kirk and other cryptozoologists were invited to a talk show that also discussed Igopogo. A few months later, a man who had been watching the talk show called the cryptozoologist Hepworth, claiming he had a video of Igopogo and asked if Hepworth and Kirk would like to watch the footage. The video shows a cameraman and his friend driving a speedboat on Lake Simcoe. At the southern end of the lake, the boat was damaged and had to be repaired. After opening the stern, a black shadow was suddenly visible in front of the boat, which people on the bank could also see. Suddenly a large animal shot out of the water, terrifying the two men on the boat and confusing observers on land. The giant animal was reportedly much larger than any of the beavers that are sometimes found in Lake Simcoe. The animal briefly observed the people on the boat and then dived again.

Possible explanations

Many think Igopogo is a pinniped , at least the descriptions of the eyewitnesses fit a seal-like animal. If this assumption turns out to be correct, it would be proof that seals and sea ​​lions sometimes migrate to lakes.

See also

literature

  • Corinna Harder, Jens Schumacher, Bernhard Speh: Nessie, Yeti and Co. - on the trail of mysterious beings . Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf 2006, ISBN 3-491-42045-8 .

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