Feltham has yet to solve the mysteries of Loch Ness. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Ben Buxton
It has now been 25 years since Steve Feltham dedicated his life to hunting down the Loch Ness Monster.
Originally from Dorset, the 53-year-old began his search for the world's most famous lake monster back in 1991 after being fascinated by the possibility of its existence his whole life.
Having given up his house, his job and his girlfriend to focus on finding the elusive beast, he now lives in a mobile home which is parked on a permanent basis on the shores of the loch at Dores.
Despite never finding any conclusive evidence to prove that the creature exists, Feltham is certainly not deterred and vows to continue his record-breaking vigil for many years to come.
"I look at 25 years as a good halfway mark in trying to solve this," he said. "I am willing to dedicate another 25 years. Hopefully it will only take another few weeks. Who knows?"
An archived local news report covering his time at the loch can be viewed below.
Hey, everyone needs a hobby. It's better than him shooting up heroin on a streetcorner for the last 25 years. No harm done. Let him dream. Let him explore! We wouldn't have a tenth of the things we take for granted in modern times without this type of Quixotic devotion to "the impossible"... Think about it...
I actually feel sorry for him. He's never going to find any evidence as marine biologists have already said there's not enough of a food supply in the loch to support a large creature. I hope he has an epiphany and returns home. Heck, he could even write a book warning others about wasting their lives in such a manner.
I remember when he first went there, it was covered in a documentary. C4 I think. I think you have to ask, what his basic motivation for being there is. Is he a deluded nut case who's wasted his hoping to see a monster? Or, has he decided to drop out, live by a beautiful Loch, and make what he can by selling his models and appearing in the media? Question is whether he's happy.Â
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