Mysterious Alaskan “Ice Monster” Caught On Video

A short footage of a mysterious creature in the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska, is prompting lots of wild theories online.

Some suggest it could be a “giant arctic crocodile” or a “zombie salmon”. Moreover, others are calling it an “Ice Monster”, comparing it to Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster.

An Alaska Bureau of Land Management employee pulled out a camera to record the creature. He noticed it moving upriver as he was checking out ice on the river last week.

It seemed like ice chunks but moved simultaneously in a side-to-side motion. A dark shadow thrown beneath the icy surface caused some to speculate if it is a creature.

The Bureau of Land Management – Alaska explained on its Facebook page that their employees did not explore further since the creature is a bit far out in the middle of the river. Their BLM Fairbanks District Office took the footage facing downstream. “We’re not sure what it is. We’re letting you all be the judge.”

The video has been viewed 380,000 times and shared by almost 4,000 people since it was posted last week.

Workers at the Alaska Bureau of Land Management had fun with the video, adding eerie music to the close to 25-second video clip.

And Facebook fans played along.

Some presumed it could be a bull shark, a “beavegator” or maybe an Alaskan sturgeon. Others think it wasn’t an animal of any kind.

One viewer guessed that it’s likely a chunk of moose hide. It could also be other fragments caught up on something and swaying in the current.

Another said that according to natural science professor from Paul Smiths College, who is also a geology and zoology graduate from Duke, that it’s a slush caught between 2 adjacent currents.

Officials at the Alaska Bureau of Land Management admitted they don’t expect to find an answer anytime soon, but they enjoyed reading people’s wild guesses.

“Like you all, we honestly don’t know exactly what it is,” the group said. “But all the guesses are great!”

 

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