120. Linda Izquierdo-Ross on the Other Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness may hold a sense of mystery, but tour guide Linda Izquierdo-Ross is in no doubt about its dangers

Loch Ness most definitely is home to at least one monster, says RNLI Deputy Launch Authority Linda Izquierdo-Ross. But the one Linda has in mind is not the kind of monster we imagine.

The loch is very cold all year round. It provides less buoyancy than salt water, and, due to the peat particles, visibility is next to zero. All of which means, in Linda’s words, that ‘it keeps what it’s given’. So the former crew member – who also works as a tour guide on the loch – knows from experience that there’s no time to lose when someone’s in peril.

As a child, Linda herself had to be rescued from drowning, and this prompted the urge to give back. Recently, she was awarded a Red Cross Silver Medal by Prince Albert of Monaco.

Let Linda take you on a tour of Loch Ness. At 23 miles long – and, at its deepest point, over 200m deep – it is, she says, ‘a great place to hide’.

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Soundtrack composed and performed by Jon Nicholls   

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