Thanks to a nine-year-old boy's quest to spot Nessie, 2017 now stands as the best year for sightings of the creature this century.
The fortuitous encounter occurred when young Sam Knight was vacationing at Loch Ness with his family and asked if they could go looking for the famous 'monster' said to lurk there.
According to the boy's mother, he had become obsessed with the legendary beast leading up to their visit and, when they took a cruise on Loch Ness, adorably brought along some rope to capture the creature.
While Sam and his family did not ensnare Nessie during their 'monster hunt,' one of the photographs they took that day very well may have.
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