Finalmente catturato il mostro acquatico del Missouri. Dai testimoni viene descritto così:

it is unlike any creature of earth, air or water, that we have ever seen. It is not a fish, nor is it an alligator, or crocodile, or a turtle, but resembles the pictures we have often seen in books of the mythical dragon. It is a hideous looking and apparently savage monster – the last remnant of a past age. It has a huge, slimy, scaly body, short, strong legs, immense claws, long, serpent-like tail and sharp teeth, set in, like those of a saw. It chaws up ravenously everything with which it comes in contact, but seems loth [sic] to leave the water even in quest of food, and can only be seen where drawn out by the chain with which it is made fast.

Possibilista l’esperto di UFO e fenomeni paranormali Jerome Clark:

There is, of course, not the remotest possibility that this story is true, but it’s a great yarn anyway.

Il prossimo è il mostro di Loch Ness per sradicare soprattutto forme di superstizione che portano a celebrarlo, oltre che su Internet, anche nei giardini britannici.