An Okanagan man recorded what many believe may be the latest sighting of the legendary lake monster known as Ogopogo.

The potential Ogopogo sighting happened on June 1 when witness Jim La Rocque says he noticed what he called an inexplicable wake on Skaha Lake. He said he heard a swooshing sound and scrambled to record some mysterious ripples with his cell phone. His son was on a paddleboard nearby and reportedly seen a flipper break through the lake’s surface. He described what he saw as a giant serpentine creature with at least seven fins swimming across the lake according to a global news report. He estimated the size of the creature to be approximately 120 feet long. That is a creature of enormous size especially one that inhabits this kind of lake.

This is definitely the first Ogopogo sighting that estimates the creature to be that large. The creature is often described as a serpent-like creature approx 40 or so feet long similar to that of the Loch Ness Monster. While the waves are without a doubt interesting there are plenty of skeptics as to whether or not this was actually the legendary cryptid. Ogopogo expert Bill Steciuk isn’t so sure this is actually a piece of Ogopogo evidence.

Steciuk runs a website that documents sightings of the creature and has a lifetimes worth of experience dealing with the lake monster. He points to the location of the sighting as one of the factors for his skepticism. According to Bill, the majority of Ogopogo sightings take place on Lake Okanagan. But for the creature to have made its way into Lake Skaha, it would have had to travel through the Penticton dam and channel which he believes is unlikely.

But there are rumors of deep underwater caverns that remain that keep the lakes connected and La Rocque believes this may have made it possible for the creature to show up in the lake. But there is also a question as to the reported size of the creature that La Rocque reported seeing. To date, most reports of the creature are barely half the size and it seems unlikely that something approx 100 feet long could exist today in Lake Skaha.

An environmental scientist believes the bizarre sightings may simply be “overturn“. It is something that happens seasonally when layers of the lake at different temps and depths pass each other. When this happens and there are no other waves for it to mix with it forms a wake like the one seen in the video. But there seems to be something within the wake breaking the surface of the water. The overturn theory may seem a bit of a reach but well then again for most so will a 100-foot long lake monster. Check out the possible Ogopogo video and you can decide for yourself.