In the Canadian Okanagan Lake, where a certain dinosaur-like creature, nicknamed Ogopogo, is rumored to live, an unusual phenomenon was filmed. Ripples in the water, as if something rather large was moving under water
The video was filmed by local resident Richard Huls. The Canadian Ogopogo is considered the second most popular lake monster in the world after the Scottish Nessie. The archives of eyewitness records of meetings with Ogopogo have existed since 1872. According to the descriptions, the monster has a log-like shape with a length of four to six (sometimes up to nine) meters and a thickness of 40-60 centimeters, with a head resembling a horse or goat.
According to Indian legends, a tramp killed a venerable old man on the shores of Lake Okanagan and was turned into a monster as punishment. The original Indian name of the monster is Nha-a-tik or Naitaka (lake demon); the name "Ogopogo" was invented in the 20s of the twentieth century and was initially comic.
According to legends, Nha-a-tik lives on the deserted islet of Rattlesnake and is a predator. According to one of the legends, the monster, raising a strong wave with its tail, drowned the canoe of the visiting leader Timbasket with his whole family. According to archival records, when crossing the lake, the Indians always took a small animal with them in order to throw it off in the middle of the journey, appeasing the spirit.
The History of the Okanagan Mission states that the Indians never fished in certain parts of the lake. The first European settlers, in turn, believed so much in the reality of Nha-ha-tika that they even organized coastal patrols in order to protect them from the monster. In 1926, when the ferry began to run on the lake, the authorities planned to equip it with means to scare away the monster.
In 1914, opposite Rattlesnake Island, a half-rotten carcass of an animal with four fins weighing about 160 kilograms and one and a half to two meters long was thrown ashore. Initially it was assumed that it was a manatee, but it was also hypothesized that it was the body of a lake monster, whose neck had already completely rotted.
The most massive evidence of an encounter with the lake monster dates back to 1926, when it was simultaneously seen by passengers in about thirty cars. The editor of the Vancouver Sun then wrote: "Too many worthy people have seen him to ignore the significance of the facts." In 1947, Ogopogo was simultaneously observed by passengers of several boats.
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Sightings increased after the opening of a mile-long pontoon bridge in 1958; many new messages came from people crossing this bridge.
Most descriptions, as cryptozoologist Roy Mackel points out, refer to a smooth, greenish-brown to golden-brown body, with little or no scales (only mentioned by those who have seen the creature at close range), with bristles or mane around the head.
In 1968, Ogopogo was filmed by Arthur Folden, whose footage is considered by supporters of the version of the reality of the monster to be one of the most compelling evidence in their favor. The film shows a dark object moving underwater.
The most intriguing in the search for evidence of the existence of the monster is an ancient Indian petroglyph, carved into the rock along with other drawings near the lake. The petroglyph depicts an animal that is described as similar to a plesiosaur. The drawings date back to about 1700 BC. But their good preservation raises a lot of controversy. Many scientists consider them to be a fake from the 20th century.