'I'll find Nessie using sponges and straws' says American
Bryan Richards created a Facebook event that hopes to find the mythical Loch Ness monter
Last updated 26th Jul 2019
The organiser of a 'Storm Loch Ness' Facebook event says he plans to find where Nessie is hiding using sponges and straws.
Bryan Richards is the creator of the page which has caught the attention of tens of thousands of people who are planning to descend on the loch in hopes of finding the mythical creature.
The American plans to drain the water using sponges and straws on September 21st claiming that Nessie 'can't hide from all of us' if enough people go along.
The Facebook event has gone viral with 26 thousand people already agreeing to flock to the Highlands to find Nessie, with a further 49 thousand saying they are 'interested'.
The American was inspired by a similar plan, which is also set to go ahead in September, to search Area 51 for aliens which has attracted almost two million social media users saying they will be going.
Our reporter Isla Todd has been speaking exclusively to Bryan Richards who said:
"I've always had a fascination with the Loch Ness monster, I always thought he was interesting.
"After the whole Area 51 thing blew up I thought what if I could get everybody down to Loch Ness and find out Nessie once and for all."
He went on to say that his intention was not to bring any harm to the monster and that he is purely interested in finding the creature. He said:
"Me peronally, I just want to find out that Nessie exists.
"If I find Nessie that's all and well, I don't want to capture Nessie, I don't want to hurt Nessie, I want Nessie to be safe."
Despite the outlandish nature of his plan, Bryan is adamant that he is not joking around, he said:
"There's a lot of people joking that are not going to go but I think the bigger it gets, the more people that are going to be serious about it.
"I'm serious about it, I want to find out. We could just lay that rumour, if it is a rumour, to rest. We could know if Nessie is there or not finally and then we'll be done."
Bryan's plan is to form two teams, "Team Sponge" and "Team Straw" to soak up the estimated 263 billion cubic feet of water and expose the location of Nessie.
Loch Ness is 23 miles long, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution are warning of the dangers of cold water shock and hypothermia for anyone thinking of joining Bryan to look for 'dat boi' in September.
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