New Hunt Launched for Loch Ness Monster, Biggest in Over 50 Years

'Calling all monster hunters'

A view of what is purported to be the Loch Ness Monster, near Inverness, Scotland, on April 19, 1934. Keystone/Getty Images

The biggest search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster in over 50 years was launched on Saturday at the Scottish lake where purported sightings of a massive creature of unknown type or origin date as far back as the sixth century AD.

Affectionately known as Nessie, the creature has eluded positive identification—much less capture—for many years, perhaps hundreds.