Loch Ness Monster sightings had been on a steady decline over the last few years, but sightings of the famous cryptid have bounced back over the past year.

According to the Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register the reported sightings of Nessie reached their highest level for more than a decade this year. The keeper of the register Gary Campbell said this was a very active and even a vintage year for Nessie sightings and reports. According to Campbell the register accepted five sightings in 2015 which is the highest total in the last 13 years. There were many more alleged sightings of the lake monster but the majority of the reports did not get added to the register because they could be explained says, Campbell.

“Recent Loch Ness Monster sightings“

The lack of sightings and reports over the last couple of years, including no reported sightings in 2013 had many people questioning the lake monster mystery and many wondering if Nessie was dead. But this years multiple bona fide sightings from Loch Ness of the lake monster have brought life back into the monster mystery. Among the sightings logged by the register was on by an American tourist named Crystal Ardito back in July. She claimed to have seen what she called a “gray thing” in the waters of the Loch for a few second and was able to get a possible Nessie photo.

Then in August of this year a couple from Yorkshire who were staying at the Loch Ness Holiday Park had a Loch Ness Monster sighting. According to the couple they saw a mass moving in an undulating fashion in the loch and was able to get a photo of it as well. There were also five other people who reported seeing this sighting, which lasted approx five minutes. The latest sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in September and reported by a local man named Conor McKenna according to the register. He claims to have seen a 15-20ft long dark colored object in the waters of the loch about 250 yards from shore about a mile south of Urquhart Castle. He says he had a clear look at it for about six seconds before it submerged leaving behind a small wave.

These latest Loch Ness Monster sightings may at least to some extent revive the debate between skeptics and believers as to the existence of the most famous lake monster in the world. Any it leaves many to wonder of Loch Ness Monster sightings 2016 will be as plentiful and could it be the year we actually get proof of the creature!