Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The day police tried to save the Loch Ness Monster from harpoon killers

Today, only the most trusting believe she exists.
Not so 70 years ago, however, when the idea of the Loch Ness Monster was so beguiling that ministers considered setting a trap and a leading policeman appealed for Whitehall help to protect the creature.
Archive documents have revealed how William Fraser, then chief constable of Invernessshire, was so concerned for the mythical monster he wrote to the Scottish Office.
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