These London firefighters built a female monster and thought Nessie would mate with it
4 August 2017
When the mating starts, you could be in troubleNationwide reporter to the pilot of the female Nessie
Nessie hunters have tried . Some have even .
But back in 1975 firefighters from Hemel Hempstead, near London, decided that they could get Nessie to come to them. All they needed ; pop one of those in the water and nature would take its course.
In the Nationwide clip below, she’s revealed in all her glory.
‘Really, she’s got beautiful eyes…’
Nessie on Nationwide
Hempstead firefighters built a honey trap for the Loch Ness Monster.
Unfortunately, their creation was damaged due to a collision with the jetty and the mission had to be abandoned.
Nessie remains at large.
Even Barnaby failed to find it
Looking for the Loch Ness Monster (pt 2/2)
Barnaby Bear and Becky take a boat trip on Loch Ness looking for the Loch Ness Monster.
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