In 1934, two young couples were in a rowboat just off Mill Creek near Kelowna. They saw what they thought was a log. They decided to row out to the log and hit it with an oar. One person even said, “Maybe it’s Ogopogo,” and they all laughed. But they were not laughing after they rowed out to the log only to see the log disappear into the water. The animal they saw was 15 to 20 feet long and was about 16 inches thick. They were frightened by what they saw, but the men said they did not admit to fear at the time. They didn’t want the women to think they were cowards.

In 1936, Geoff Tozer and Andy Aikman saw Ogopogo on the lake near Mission Creek. The two boys were fishing when they noticed a flock of seagulls about 50 yards from their boat. The seagulls were upset about something, and they were making lots of noise. Suddenly, a huge creature came to the surface. It lunged about 14 feet out of the water and grabbed a seagull in its mouth. Then it slipped back into the lake. Geoff reported that the monster was as thick as a telephone pole. “It was an amazing sight,” he said.