By Tim Binnall
A man famous for moving to Loch Ness decades ago to hunt the site's legendary monster captured footage of something nearly as rare and wondrous when he spotted a funnel cloud that formed in the sky. The Guinness World Record holder for the longest continuous monster hunt at a staggering 33 years and counting, Steve Feltham has kept a steady eye on the famed Scottish site since he relocated there in 1991. However, on Monday afternoon, the seasoned Nessie seeker reportedly observed something that, he later marveled, was unlike anything he had ever seen.
To Feltham's profound surprise, as he was watching the water for a possible Nessie appearance, he noticed a funnel cloud forming "forming over the hills" on the horizon. Reflecting on the sudden nature of the sighting, the monster hunter offered the kind of observation one might expect from a man who has spent more than three decades waiting for a fleeting glimpse of something unusual as he mused that "it was one of those moments when you just grab your phone, start filming, and ask questions later."
According to the Nessie hunter, the weird weather phenomenon only lasted around four minutes before dissipating. "It was quite exciting," he recalled, "I did not know whether it was going to get bigger or whether it was going to move." While the fantastic funnel cloud sighting may serve as something of a consolation prize for the longtime Nessie hunter, the manner in which he managed to film Monday's unexpected moment is a promising sign should the legendary creature make a similar sudden appearance during one of his watches.