By Brian Langston
The following mystery is one which falls squarely into the category of cryptozoology and is related here for the first time. The key witness was, until recently, a serving police officer. Her name has been changed to preserve her anonymity in retirement. Her account was given first-hand to the author.
In the 1990s Gail Emptage was a level-headed and valued member of a team of specialist detectives. She had attended many violent and traumatic scenes in her career and as a professional witness, with many hours of courtroom experience behind her, her testimony could be relied upon without the slightest doubt as being reliable.
All her past experience however did not prepare her for the night she was on uniform patrol and came face to face with a mysterious creature which has been dubbed ‘The Beast of Boulter’s Lock’.
