The Sun newspaper writes that a holidaymaker has captured the most exciting pictures yet of a Loch Ness monster.
But Chie Kelly kept the extraordinary images to herself for five years because she was too afraid of being laughed at.
Her footage shows a giant, eel-like creature slowly swirling on the surface of the lake, where such sightings have been reported for centuries.
Translator Chie, 51, was finally inspired to come forward after last weekend's organized hunt for the fabled Loch Ness monster.
She showed her photos to an experienced Nessie hunter, who said they were the most convincing images he had seen in decades.
"I always believed there was something in Loch Ness. There is something unusual there, but I don't know what it is. What I saw looked like a snake. It was definitely a creature and it moved. At the time, I didn't want to face public ridicule by making the pictures public," said Chie.
The photos were taken near the village of Dores, on the lake's eastern shore, in August 2018 when Japanese-born Chie was on holiday in the area with her businessman husband Scott, 68.
"My husband was originally from the Inverness area and Dore Beach is a very special place to me as it was where he took me when we first met," said Chie./ The Sun