Russian fishermen are demanding an investigation into a mysterious "lake monster" they claim has snatched missing anglers.
People who claim to have seen the creature in Lake Chany in eastern Russia have described it as "snake-like" and said it has a long neck, similar to Scotland's famous Loch Ness monster, the UK's Daily Mail reports.
According to others, the creature, dubbed Nesski, has fins and a huge tail.
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Last week, a 59-year-man went missing from the lake under mysterious circumstances.
Local resident Vladimir Golishev, said he saw the fisherman being pulled into the water.
"I was with my friend ... some 300 yards from the shore," he was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying.
"He had something huge on his bait, and he stood up in the boat to reel it in.
"But it pulled with such force that he overturned the boat. I was in shock- I had never seen anything like it in my life."
The fisherman's body has not yet been found and his death has renewed calls for an investigation into if a creature lurks beneath the surface of the water.
According to official figures 19 people have drowned in the lake in the past year. Most of their remains have not been found.
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