▁the ▁Black ▁L ago on . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁investig ated , ▁but ▁could ▁find ▁no ▁evidence . ▁Two ▁other ▁boys ▁fish ing ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁also ▁seen ▁the ▁mon ster . ▁However , ▁when ▁writer ▁Daniel ▁Lo xt on ▁contact ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁individuals ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁admitted ▁they ▁had ▁fabric ated ▁the ▁story ▁to ▁get ▁attention . ▁ ▁Lo xt on ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁boys ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁scal y ▁mon ster ▁– ▁which ▁specified ▁a ▁sharp ly ▁pointed ▁head ▁and ▁large , ▁ear - like ▁g ills ▁— ▁exactly ▁matched ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁mon ster ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Mon ster ▁From ▁The ▁Sur f , ▁which ▁had ▁a ired ▁on ▁local ▁television ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁claimed ▁sight ing . ▁According ▁to ▁Lo xt on , ▁" local ▁TV ▁had ▁shown ▁a ▁movie ▁about ▁a ▁scale d ▁hum ano id ▁g ill - man ▁attack ing ▁te en agers ▁at ▁the ▁beach ▁after ▁dark . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁local ▁te en agers ▁reported ▁being ▁attacked ▁at ▁the ▁Th et is ▁beach ▁after ▁dark ▁by ▁a ▁scale d ▁mon ster ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁L och ▁N ess ▁Mon ster ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁fol kl ore ▁Category : Culture ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Gre ater ▁Victoria ▁Category : History ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁Island ▁Category : H o ax es ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : 1 9 7