Nessie - the Loch Ness monster eel?

A FAMOUS sighting of the Loch Ness Monster is actually of a giant eel, a computer expert has revealed.

Nessie hunter Gordon Holmes of Shipley, North Yorkshire, captured video in May 2007 of what he said was “this jet black thing, about 45 feet long, moving fairly fast in the water”.

Several theories about the creature have been offered, including waves, otters, a large fish and seals but Bill Appleton, an expert on application programming interface, believes he has solved the mystery.

Mr Appleton, the president of American firm DreamFactorycorr Software took the original footage, stabilised it to reduce camera shake and increased the level of clarity, and concluded the creature was most likely an eel approximately 12ft long.

Mr Holmes, 63, a retired university technician who had visited Loch Ness six times before capturing the footage, said he agreed with the findings.

He added: “Unless some unknown creature is retrieved from the depths of Loch Ness, I believe Bill has finally resolved this major mystery in my life.”

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