Hundreds of people around the world mobilized to find the Loch Ness monster.

The search for the monster, which has been the subject of legends for centuries in Scotland, generated great excitement in the country.

The largest search operation in 50 years to locate the Loch Ness monster, believed to live in Loch Ness and has been the subject of stories among the public since the 1930s, took place on Saturday and Sunday.

Volunteers not only from Scotland, but also from across Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan flocked to the 37-kilometre-long loch in search of the beast. The calls were also broadcast live on the Internet by about 300 people.

The group was thrilled when mysterious and strange sounds were heard during searches carried out by the Loch Ness Exploration research group using advanced scanning devices. American volunteer Caroline McNamara explained that she had a keen interest in the legend of the monster since her school years and she was excited to participate in the discovery.

Although no trace of the beast was found during the two-day surveys, exploration enthusiasts plan to continue their search.

Stories about the Loch Ness Monster date back to sixth century records in Scotland. The photograph of the monster known as Nessie, published in 1934, caused quite a stir at the time, but years later it turned out to be a toy.

Efforts to prove the existence of the beast have so far been unsuccessful.