I saw on
Cryptomundo today that there is a alleged Ogopogo carcass was found, and is now
going through DNA testing.
Kelowna, British Columbia’s Daily Courier is reporting two scientists have agreed to analyze the remains of a mysterious-looking specimen
found along the shore of Okanagan Lake.
A tissue sample of the creature will be sent to a researcher in Ontario for DNA testing, and the carcass itself will be examined by a scientist in
Alberta.
The remains were found two weeks ago by Kelowna resident Dan Poppoff as he paddled his kayak near the far end of Lakeshore Road. For now, he’s still
got the carcass, which measures more than a metre-long in his freezer at home.
Poppoff is reluctant to suggest the strange-looking carcass might be an example of an Ogopogo, the legendary inhabitants of Okanagan Lake. But he is
interested in finding out just what it is. He contacted Arlene Gaal, a Kelowna woman who was written extensively on Ogopogo sightings over the
years.
Gaal is making arrangements to send the tissue sample and carcass to the two researchers, who she declines to identify.
I don't have my hopes up at all. If you remember a few months ago the
TV show MonsterQuest had also claimed to have
found a Ogopogo carcass. Which turned out to be nothing more then a dead salmon. But one thing I did find when I looked up the news story was this
picture of Ogopogo. I had never seen this one before. I guess it was taken in 1985. I would probably say that this is the best picture of it.
Has anyone ever seen this one before? Here is the
article I found it on.
