Conservationist group claims Loch Ness monster sightings could be 'floating logs'

A conservationist group has recently claimed that recent sightings of Loch Ness monster are just "floating logs" and not the cryptid as previously believed.

The Woodland Trust conservation charity has come forward with an explanation that the "deadfall" washed out by rivers from nearby Urquhart Bay Wood would explain the recent sightings and possibly why the monster has been spotted so often in the past, the Independent reported.

The charity stated that Urquhart Bay Wood has been effectively a "Nessie spawning ground," which added that its trees perform a very useful function.

Sightings of the Loch Ness Monster date back to the 6th century and have often been explained away as being boats, waves made by boats, or other animals. The first modern sighting was in 1933, when a man called George Spicer and his wife saw "a most extraordinary form of animal" cross the road in front of their car.