Ogopogo or unusually large bird? BC couple spots something strange beneath the waves

Dale Hanchar wasn’t searching for a mythological sea creature when he set sail on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia this weekend. Now, days later, he’s toying with the idea he may have seen something strange.

He and his wife Colleen along, with their friend Myrna Germaine Brown, were enjoying an unseasonably warm day on the water Saturday when they caught sight of something in the water they couldn’t explain.

They managed to get the sailboat within 10 feet of the object and took a photo.

“For one thing, the two nodular things are sticking up… whatever they are, those that are about three feet apart,” he said.

Could it be the legendary lake beast Ogopogo?

#GlobalNews #Ogopogo #okanagan

[Beliasa]

People outside in nature: captures proof of mystery creature.
Folklore expert in office: "it's a bird"

[sicidamara]

How the hell is that a duck. It looks like a wolf face under water.

[ReysaAdam]

This is the closest we get to a high quality photo of a lake cryptid sighting. i've been analyzing this image for the past few weeks and the creature seems super similiar to ancient dragons that people from back then used to describe. and when i checked the reports of Ogopogo sightings from the past, yup, the creature in this image looks exactly like what those witnesses reported.. from the horns, the horse/canine like head.

this is legit for me.

[MrMenefrego]

"It appears to be some sort of aquatic bird." An aquatic bird that is underwater and with horns? Okay. 👀

[niklashall]

LOL that ain't sleeping that's looking straight at you.

[niklashall]

Skeptics forget we haven't discovered all the creatures on earth yet especially aquatic ones. It's like they think we know everything.

[ThrashMetalGuru]

Honestly I find this both fascinating and horrifying at the same time and yet I’m hoping this is absolutely real cause the more I look at this I actually start believing what I see. We need some under water drones or flying drones for this kind expedition. If this couple can encounter something like this with a phone imagine if the footage from a flying drone could produce some amazing results.

[sirvayr]

to our expert "folklorist". " it's either a goose or a duck". The witness claimed, with his hand gestures, its about 5 feet high and 3 feet wide. That's a big duck.

[jeanierides]

That is not a duck or a goose what a ding dong that guy he obviously has never left his computer screen. Geez 🙄

[VictoriaVictoryable]

That's the legendary monster of the the lake. Seriously, it looks like a dragon. How can you think anything else lol ? People minds are so boring nowadays

[robertocipriani]

That “expert” clearly has never seen a duck in all his life.

[rosssillly]

When I was a wee lad Less than 10 years of age We left Kelowna on our way Up to the cabin 14 miles into the bush Up the Brenda Mines Rd of Peachland & we drove through Westbank & we were on our way Just starting the downward incline Just before Peachland It's a long incline & there were a couple of cars parked On both sides Near the top of the highway So my dad pulled over & we ran across the highway As the highway wasn't as busy back then With around 30, 000 people living in Kelowna back then If I remember correctly So we ran across the highway To where the others were About 8-10 people + us Maybe more/maybe less As I wasn't counting people I was watching a frigging miracle! & we were all amazed While we all wildly watched! I remember everyone being so excited! As we all looked down On Lake Okanagan & there it was! The Ogopogo! & it was swimming On this side of the lake Going east & we could all clearly see! That Ogopogo! We Clearly Saw It! The Ogopogo! Wasn't a school of fish Or any other water animal/fish But! If you ask my dad! He'll say I don't remember that Or we didn't see the Ogopogo! Hahaha But I'm positive! That I remember it a lil better! Cause knew better! I knew like the others Of what we all saw & then as soon as it was there All of a sudden It was gone To never be seen again! Not by me As I've looked Each & every time! That I've driven past since Whether I was in the passenger's seat Or whether I was the driver I always looked Each & every time! & today I am 60 years old almost 61 😇😁😇😁😇😁😇😁😇😁😇😁😇😁😇😁😇😁😇😁😇

[donaldfredrickson]

They have pictures, videos, and camera underwater. They’ve had these for at least 10 or more years they know what’s there, but they’re not telling the public. people are made to cover it up.

[gabino]

Some of the reports I've read do say that the creature has horn-like appendages. Tough call on this one.

[Unseen_Alchemist]

Adam Benedict certainly is no " expert ". That's gotta be the most ridiculous description of what it possibly could be, ever. " It ApPeArS tO bE sOmE sOr SHUT UP. Dude was probably paid to say that.

[DudefromSpokane]

When you zoom in you can see the teeth and also see another set of teeth underneath so there's looks to be 2 creatures in this photo and they definitely have teeth almost like a shark or dinosaur

[mr.wheels]

It looks like a bloody water horse, a kelpie. Great I'll never alone at any lake again...

[Jennyk]

"Hesitation" because he doesn't know how to admit it's a sea crearure? Come on! That is FACE! I have never heard of Ogopogo, but that isn't a bird or a duck, it's def some type of sea creature. You can see it's EYE and horns. Perhaps it is surfacing because collective we are raising our conciousness enough for it to feel 'comfortable' checking out the surface. My advice to sea creature is DIVE DEEP Friend. You don't wanna come up here yet! :-) This guy dismissed this thing faster than one can say Duck?

[MommaLuvBun]

Definitely is an odd one🤔.
At first glance, it looks like a wolf head, however the "ears" are triangular and almost giraffe like (with their ossicones), and the bottoms are coiled the way ram horns grow.

I'm going with it being Oggopoggo over a duck, especially the size the witness stated it was.

[somerandomname]

i have never seen a duck swim face down underwater. That is a genuine monster if not photoshopped.