The Ogopogo Monster - Recap

Nimoy tells the story of an alleged sighting for the Ogopogo monster in 1977 by a man named Aaron Nealy. Nimoy tells the viewer how the monster reside in Lake Okanagan and says that Aaron wasn’t the first person to see the monster.

Nimoy then gives a general overview of the alleged monster talking about the Loch Ness monster and comparing to Ogopogo. The famous photo of “Nessie” is shown. He talks about the Okanagan Indian who believe in the monster and how stories about the monster are passed down from one generation to the next. Author Mary Moon who wrote a book , Ogopogo: The Okanagan Mystery, is interviewed. Another alleged sighting is talked with a couple named the Stains. A man named Jeffrey Sherwin talks about his experience seeing the monster. A father and daughter are then interviewed. The father, Ed Fletcher gives a chilling account and says he took pictures of it. Fletcher’s real photos are shown and while they are compelling aren’t the best pictures available.

As more people are interviewed, Nimoy reminds the viewer that moving images in the water can be receiving. Later, Nimoy says the “In Search Of” crew was played a joke when they thought they saw the monster and it only turned out to be three tires.

Then real footage of a film taken by Art Folden in 1968 which claims to be Ogopogo are shown.

In the end, the “In Search Of” crews does not get any evidence about Ogopogo despite repeated attempts to go in the water. Nimoy says the Folden film is the most conclusive evidence that the monster exists.


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