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Swiss tourism bosses steal Loch Ness Monster
Topic Started: May 26 2008, 06:15 AM (155 Views)
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NESSIE has been hijacked by the Swiss in a bid to promote tourism in the land of chocolate and cuckoo clocks.

A new brochure features a Nessie look-a-like swimming through a lake in a famous Swiss beauty spot.

The illustration is almost identical to the famous "surgeon's photograph" of the elusive beastie.

But the hi-jacking of Nessie to promote the wild side of Lake Lucerne could spark a monster-sized row between the Scots and the Swiss.

One angry fan living on the shores of Loch Ness said: "What a cheek. You'd think they would have someone famous of their own to promote their country."

Swiss Federal Railways, who are using the brochure to boost the number of travellers to the area, proved to be almost as shy as Nessie when the Sunday Mail went hunting for answers. No one was available for comment.

But Switzerland Tourism, who endorsed the publication, were a little more forthcoming.

Spokesman Roland Minder said: "It certainly looks like Nessie, I agree.

"They have decided to put Nessie in Lake Lucerne - I don't know why - to advertise their excursions around the area.

"If you ask me why they used Nessie, I haven't a clue. You'll have to ask them."

Yesterday, VisitScotland said it was clear the monster in Lake Lucerne was Nessie, or at least a creature like her.

A spokeswoman said: "The image is an interesting choice for Switzerland, as I'm sure many people who see the advert will think of Scotland and the legend of the Loch Ness monster.

"Nessie is one of our major icons and is known and loved around the world.

"The Loch Ness area is one of our major tourism draws, attracting visitors from home and abroad.

"Other countries have their own monster legends but none has gained the international recognition of our very own Nessie."

A recent survey by VisitScotland in Madrid showed more than 70 per cent of Spanish people believed in Nessie.

Thousands of monster hunters from all over the world - some of them respected scientists - have probed the dark waters of Loch Ness in a bid to find her.

One of them, Steve Feltham, from Dorset, has scanned the loch from a caravan for 17 years.

The global stampede to find Nessie was sparked by the 1934 photo credited to London doctor Robert Wilson.

But in 1994, it was revealed the monster was, in reality, a toy submarine with the attached head of a sea serpent made out of putty and cardboard.

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Damn those Swiss thieves! "nessie"
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