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COULD this freak wave on the calm waters of Loch Ness prove Nessie exists?

Amateur photographer David Elder, 50, claimed a “solid black object” gliding beneath the surface of the water caused the ripple.

He was focusing on a swan from Fort Augustus on the south-west bank when he saw the “creature”.

The snapper, of East Kilbride, said: “Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of a black area of water about 15ft long which developed into a kind of bow wave.

“Water was definitely going over something solid and making a wave.

“The disturbance in the water began moving up the loch sideways. It is something I just can’t explain.”

David’s shot may not have the iconic status of Robert Kenneth Wilson’s 1934 photo of Nessie, which was later revealed as a hoax.

But it is sure to create a new wave of interest in the elusive beast.

