Friday, 25 March 2011  Classic Sightings - Greta Finlay  Date:
August 20th 1952 Time: noon Location: Aldourie Pier Witnesses:
Mrs. Greta Finlay and son Type of sighting: Head, neck and back
in water  Greta Finlay was an ordinary housewife of Inverness
who had an extraordinary experience - one of the closest
encounters with the Loch Ness Monster. Here is her sighting in
her own words (reproduced in Tim Dinsdale's book "Loch Ness
Monster"):  I was sitting outside the caravan when I heard a
continual splashing in the water. After several moments passed
and realizing this was not the usual wash from a boat I walked
round. To my surprise I saw what I believe to be the Loch Ness
Monster. My son and I stood looking at this creature in
amazement. Although I was terriﬁed, we stood and watched until
it submerged, which it did very quickly causing waves to break
on the shore. We had an excellent view as it was so close to the
shore. Its skin was dark in colour and looked very tough. The
neck was long and held erect. The