Water Monster reports in Virginia

7 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

1. 

   Water Monster · Fort Belvoir, Virginia · 1978

   Fort Belvoir, Virginia1 independent source

   Witness reports hearing loud branch breaking sounds and seeing red eyes in the woods while on patrol at Davison Airfield between 1977 and 1979.

2. 

   Water Monster · Fairfax County, Virginia · 1983

   Fairfax County, Virginia1 independent source

   A boat owner's son and his girlfriend spotted a large swimming animal in the Potomac River near Alexandria, which the father then illuminated with a spotlight.

3. 

   Water Monster · Suffolk, Virginia · 1901

   Suffolk, Virginia1 independent source

   Witnesses report seeing a strange huge monster in Lake Kirlyy that resembled a log but was alive, with a man-like head and fuzzy yellow hair.

4. 

   Water Monster · Virginia Beach, Virginia · 1982

   Virginia Beach, Virginia1 independent source

   [name] of the Virginia Beach Coast Guard Auxiliary saw Chessie and thought he saw bulging eyes and dolphin-like skin.

5. 

   Water Monster · Accomack County, Virginia · 1937

   Accomack County, Virginia1 independent source

   Mr. S. F. Smith reports finding the bones of a sea serpent in King's Creek, Virginia.

6. 

   Water Monster · Cape Charles, Virginia · 1846

   Cape Charles, Virginia1 independent source

   Capt Lawson described a monster snake seen from his vessel with a length of 100 feet and sharp productions on its back.

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   Water Monster · Virginia · 1846

   Virginia1 independent source

   Witness reports that Captain Lawson and his hands observed a large moving body with a head and mouth off the coast of Virginia, which they identified as a sea serpent.