Plesiosaur Sightings

[Searcher]

It may surprise a lot people to hear about the extent of Plesiosaur sightings in the oceans around Australia. I have saved some newspaper clippings (shown below) from the daily press in the 80’s that state there have been over 40 reported sightings in south-west Victorian waters over the past few years.

One report by fisherman off Warrnambool said a 20 metre long animal kept pace with their fishing boat while it was under full power. They described it as having a large snake like head with a two foot thick neck, a motley coloured scaly body and two sets of flippers about 10 feet long.

There have also been many reports over the years of long necked creatures in the Hawkesbury River in NSW. It is thought these marine dwellers travel upriver from the ocean.

As these animals have probably been around for many thousands of years, it is not a huge stretch of the imagination to think some these river sightings could have contributed to the legend of the famous Bunyip.

[ChrisV]

Interesting read.....

[Searcher]

Here's a couple more newspaper clippings on Plesiosaur sightings. The Darwin Police Sergeant encounter gets my attention. It was a long duration sighting (20 mins) and there were five witnesses.

[Gavin]

I have read of sightings off Bribie Island & the mouth of the Caboolture River. I can't recall the dates I think it was in the '50s.
Every 10 yrs or so someone will see a 'crocodile' off the Bribie jetty. They're normally lambasted in the local paper and it's quickly forgotten.

[bassplyr]

Saw this link in another post you made where you referenced it.

You and i dont always agree on everything but with this particular topic I'm in 100 percent agreement.

I'm not much of a believer in monsters being in smaller lakes, but big lakes, lochs and the ocean i dont see why not. Coelacanth survived. Turtles and crocodile, shark and nautalus too. Why not other animals protected by the vastness of the oceans.

There are also a lot of sightings around new Zealand too.