LONDON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- In response to a recent monster-hunting call on Facebook, a rescue crew has warned people about the possible dangers of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, the Loch Ness team of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) briefed on the facts of Loch Ness, saying that the rescue team will be stretched if tens of thousands of people flood to the lake at the same time.
"Weather conditions and water state can deteriorate rapidly, going from flat calm to a large swell in minutes," the team said in the post.
With unofficial recorded height of up to 16 feet (over 4.8 meters), the wind-generated waves on the lake "behave differently to how users might expect," according to the post.
The RNLI rescuers also reminded that more effort is needed for people to float or swim in Loch Ness as the "fresh water is less buoyant than salt," adding that the water is cold and deep.
The monster-hunting event was started on Facebook by a netizen called Bryan Richards, who suggested that people "storm Loch Ness" at 3:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Sept. 21, 2019 in order to find any trace of the cryptic creature.
Currently more than 42,000 people have marked the event as their interested activity, with over 20,000 planning to go.
The event went viral on the internet with mixed response, with many people criticizing those who decide to join the event while jeopardising their own lives over the myth.
