Case file · Cryptid
Turtle Lake monster, Saskatchewan
Turtle Lake in northwest Saskatchewan has reports of a large scaly creature since the 1920s, with a peak of sightings in the 1970s and 1980s.
1923 CE · 53.55, -108.62 · status: legend
The account
Cree tradition is said to have warned of people vanishing in the lake. Fishermen reported damaged nets and boats approached by a long animal 3 to 9 m long.
The sceptical view
Provincial fisheries staff suggested a large sturgeon, though sturgeon are not known in the lake; depth soundings found nothing unusual.