'Biggest ever' search for Loch Ness Monster underway as proof 'could be worth millions'

Efforts to find the Loch Ness Monster have thus far proved unsuccessful, but that's not going to stop people from searching for the truth - with the 'biggest ever' hunt for the creature taking place this weekend.

While nobody's ever got definitive evidence the cryptid exists, to date there have been a grand total of 1,157 sightings of something that could be Nessie.

People keep snapping photos of the Scottish body of water where beasties may or may not lurk, and perhaps the real Loch Ness Monster is the friends we made along the way.

On the other hand it'd be pretty damn awesome of the monster existed and actually made some sort of definitive appearance.

Occasionally there's what passes for a clear photo among monster hunters, though sometimes people will say they've already found and buried the monster.

Nessie is notoriously shy. Either that or non-existent. (Getty Stock Image)

While technology has played a part in people's desires to catch a glimpse of the beast, sometimes there's just nothing like good old fashioned teamwork.

That's why a renewed search effort for the Loch Ness Monster is going on right now, and it reportedly might even eclipse the previous largest search effort launched last summer.

They said they had some sightings, but this time around there could be even more.

At the moment Loch Ness is hosting an event called Quest 2024, which began yesterday (30 May) and will carry on through to Sunday (2 June).

To mark 90 years since Sir Edward Mountain's first ever organised search for Nessie, Quest 2024 has invited monster hunters from far and wide to come to Scotland and play their part in the search.

They've even asked NASA if they'd like to play along.

Come for the monster, stay for the scenery. (Getty Stock Photo)

Aimee Todd of the Loch Ness Centre said: "We are hoping that Nessie hunters around the world will help us reach the people at NASA."

They're hoping the space boffins have some 'advanced imaging technology' which could help them scan the Loch for signs of a mythical monster.

Sometimes you don't want to look too hard, because if you scour Loch Ness and find no trace of a monster then the world will become just a little bit less fun.

Then again, one bloke told The Scottish Sun that finding actual proof of Nessie would be worth a fortune.

Reporter Stuart Patterson said: "I’ve been reliably informed that definitive proof of Nessie could be worth millions.

"So after years of watching the mystery from afar I was determined to solve it once and for all, and make some cash."

Sadly for his bank balance he wasn't able to find Nessie, but he did love the surrounding area.

Many people have come for the monster, but they'll stay for Loch Ness.