Ogopogo documentary shines spotlight on mythical B.C. lake creature
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The investigative report titled 'Cursed Waters: Creature of Lake Okanagan' is now available on Amazon Prime. The production company investigates facts behind folklore.
It seems Ogopogo is making waves again.
Only this time, it’s not a new sighting. Instead, the legendary lake monster in B.C.’s Southern Interior — whose name makes Okanagan residents light up with excitement — is being profiled in a documentary.
The investigative report is titled Cursed Waters: Creature of Lake Okanagan.
Ogopogo’s name in Syilx is na-ha-ha-tik-w, the sacred being in the water.
The documentary is produced by Small Town Monsters, a production company that investigates facts behind folklore.
Director Eli Watson travelled to locations where some people reportedly saw the mythical beast.
“When you look past just the surface level of people seeing a monster, there’s a lot of human elements to it,” Watson told Global News.
“There are people who see these things every day and then the people who look into them. And it’s fascinating when you look at it from that perspective; why would someone look for something that might not exist?”
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