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Phyllis Syer plans a Loch Ness expedition, 1983

Also 1983 Loch Ness monster search · Phyllis Syer Loch Ness trip

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TypeEvent
Dates1983-08-13 – 1983-08-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1983-08-13 – 1983-08-27
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Summary

The July 1983 Beaver Beacon reported that Beaver Island summer resident Phyllis Syer planned to join an August 13-27 Loch Ness search organized by Adrian Shine, alongside roughly 150 volunteers.

Evidence limits

The article records a plan, not verified travel, participation, or findings.

Sources

  1. Reports that summer resident Phyllis Syer planned to join about 150 volunteers at Loch Ness from August 13-27 for a search led by British scientist Adrian Shine, after corresponding with him about the expedition. It is a prospective newspaper account and does not document her attendance or the expedition's findings. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1983-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the travel notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that Phyllis Syer returned from Scotland after assisting the Loch Ness study by dissecting fish, labeling specimens, and helping pull sonar and photographic equipment across the Loch on a raft; it records her belief that an animate object was present and her plan to study the methods and equipment further. This follow-up confirms participation but preserves her interpretation as a personal belief, not a zoological finding. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1983-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held ten-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported Loch Ness follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Phyllis Syer plans a Loch Ness expedition, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-phyllis-syer-loch-ness-expedition-1983/, accessed [date], citing Travel News, Beaver Beacon, July 1983. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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