For all those nay-sayers out there, the Loch Ness monster has finally been found. Well, sort of.
An underwater drone discovered the remains of a 30-foot model of Old Nessie that was used in the 1970 movie The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, the BBC reported.
The massive model sank to the bottom of Loch Ness during filming in 1969, and was only recently discovered by the underwater robot.
Kongsberg Maritime researchers sent the drone to the depths of Loch Ness in hopes of finding traces of the real monster’s lair, according to BBC.
Adrian Shine, a leader of the Loch Ness & Morar Project, said although the drone did not find Nessie’s lair, the expedition wasn't completely unsuccessful.
"We have found a monster, but not the one many people might have expected,” Shine told BBC.
The underwater drone is typically used to locate downed aircraft, Kongsberg Maritime engineer Craig Wallace told the Australian Broadcasting Company.
"The vehicle allows sonars to scan just a few meters from the loch floor, giving resolution several orders of magnitude greater than anything before," Wallace told the outlet.
Colonel Robert Wilson captured the iconic, grainy Loch Ness photo a little over 80-years-ago. Wilson refused to have his name associated with the image, which became referred to as "The Surgeon's Photo."
The image was later debunked as a hoax, but that hasn’t stopped people from visiting the Loch Ness each year in hopes of catching a glimpse of Old Nessie.
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