Also in 1976, Shiels claimed to have photographed the creature lying low in the water near Mawnan. According to some anecdotes, British writer Sheila Bird claimed to have seen the monster while walking the cliffs of Gerrans Bay in 1985.
In 1976, Shiels claimed to have photographed a creature near Mawnan. Some accounts suggest that author Sheila Bird saw the monster while walking along the cliffs of Gerrans Bay in 1985.