Find the mysterious monster that terrified Canadians

The appearance of this mysterious creature has caused horrifying obsession throughout Lake Thetis .

In 1972, a mysterious creature with a ghostly, unprecedented figure appeared in Lake Thetis, Canada. This mysterious "monster" has caused a horrors throughout the lake, but also gives this place many incredible benefits .

From rumors .

Located in the Victoria region of British Columbia (Canada), Lake Thetis was founded in 1958 with the aim of visiting people, tourism, entertainment . but this is also the origin of rumors about Extremely mysterious, scary creatures.

The first reports describing this strange creature were published in the early 1960s. In the face of international scientific skepticism, a creature was described as humanoid, almost 2m tall. Its whole body is covered with fish scales, its face is extremely ferocious. This creepy animal also has a razor sharp teeth.

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Lake Thetis is a familiar destination for many people in the area to entertain and play

Not only that, along the head, hands, legs of the monster there are many sharp spines protruding like a cactus. In the dark, its eyes were bright, hands and feet were membrane. Locals call this animal the water monster Lake Thetis.

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But here comes a monster with 1-0-2

However, these reports are not yet trusted by many who believe that ghost stories are North American "specialties". Here anyone can tell dozens of tales related to creatures that exist in hell.

However, many places such as Ohio, Delaware, Louisiana and North Carolina have also reported on the emergence of this species. They claim that the "monster" Lake Thetis is very similar to a god of the people of the country Haida - the god with a face like a human, has two tails and grows fish scales throughout the body.

. to real encounters .

Thetis was still considered a "urban ghost" story until 1972. In August 1972, the police department received an emergency call from the people of Lake Thetis reporting about the two of them. Little girl is attacked by a strange animal.

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The monster has fish scales throughout the body

Two boys Robin Flewellyn (16 years old) and Gordon Pike (17 years old) recounted in panic. While standing on the waterfront near the Thetis Lake entertainment center, the two saw an object moving in the lake.

Too curious, the two boys immediately ran to the lake shore to watch and kicked the strange thing. Suddenly, a giant body jutted out of the water and rushed forward. Robin and Gordon shouted because the creature had a form too scary. It was humanoid but had a sharp, spiky, sharp tooth, eyes shining with full body scales.

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This monster is nearly 2m tall and extremely aggressive

Both "sell for sale and die" on cars to 50m away. The animal quickly chased and caught Robin's hand before the boys slammed the door shut. The door slammed into the monster's face, causing it to scream in pain, then quickly returned to Lake Thetis.

When the police arrived, they observed the scene and found many large and hard fish scales. Robin's hand wound is quite deep, submerged near the bone and is not like the bite from normal animals.

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The police quickly sealed the scene, and sent divers to search for the monster. But after 3 days of scouring, all traces obtained were plump zero. Many people began to believe that everything was just a freak joke of two children who wanted to become famous.

But just a week later, the lake monster Thetis again appeared. This time its victim is a poor pet. Two boys named Mike and Russell, while fishing, saw a small dog on the bank of a lake being bitten by a creature and dragged into the water. The other creature is humanoid, large and full of fish scales. Frightened, the two rushed to the nearest store and informed the police.

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The monster swims very fast under water as well as moves flexibly on the shore

The police continued to search vigorously but could not detect the strange creature. Many people are rumored to have a lot of ill-fated victims being eaten by monsters.

Even the Victoria Daily Times has issued a long list of mysterious missing people while hanging out at Lake Thetis. A painter of the newspaper repainted the monster Thetis according to the victims' descriptions and became the model of many future fantasy or comic films.

The explanation is hard to accept .

After many investigations, the police concluded that the monster that attacked the boy Robin was a Tegu lizard. This creature is very agile, fierce, extremely voracious, when hungry, he can attack humans to eat meat.

Tengu lizards are about 1.5m long, some can grow up to 4m, swim well under water but can climb and live on tall trees. This could explain why the police could not find the monster despite searching very carefully in Lake Thetis.

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Is this mysterious creature a Tegu lizard?

This hypothesis is widely believed by the day before Robin and Gordon were attacked, a villager called the police about his 2m long Tengu lizard.

But this explanation has not satisfied many others, especially Robin and Gordon. The two men assured him, what attacked him was a humanoid creature standing on two legs rather than lizard.

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Scientists also said that no Tegu lizard could survive the harsh winter in Canada. But every year, authorities still receive reports about the strange creature.

But whatever the cause, this monster helped Lake Thetis become an interesting tourist destination. Every year, many people come here wanting to see this strange creature. And Lake Thetis monster quickly became a villain used a lot in movies, comics, games.