Lake Champlain visitors report unexplained shape moving through water
Visitors at Lake Champlain say they saw a large, unusual shape moving through the water, reviving speculation about Champy, a legendary creature often compared with Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster. One visitor filmed 24 seconds before it disappeared, but the sighting has not established that the creature exists.
The reported sighting took place on 7 August near Point au Roche, close to the New York-Vermont border. Witnesses described a serpent-like shape travelling at roughly the speed of a small motor boat; stories of Champy date back centuries, with more than 100 alleged sightings, and help attract tourists to the area.
In short
- Visitors report a large shape in Lake Champlain.
- A 24-second phone video captured part of the sighting.
- Champy legends have drawn tourists for centuries.
Explained simply
Lake Champlain lies between New York and Vermont in the north-eastern United States. Local stories tell of “Champy”, a lake creature often likened to Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster.
Accounts of Champy have circulated for centuries, with more than 100 claimed sightings. They are part of the area’s folklore and also draw visitors, but reports and footage have not established that such a creature exists.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Is this America’s Loch Ness Monster? Tourists claim to spot strange phenomenon linked to mysterious legendary sea monster named Champy living in spectacular lake”.