The Hawkesbury River Monster
During the time that my cousin MSG Paul Leaird was fighting the VC (Viet Cong) in the jungles of Vietnam circa 1968, the 1st Cavalry Division in which my cousin belonged to needed some refreshing R&R (Rest and Relaxation). My cousin has explored the streets of Bangkok, Thailand and now desired to see something different. Australia is only a hop, skip and a jump from Vietnam and before my cousin knew it, he was taking the flight over to New South Wales with one of his soldier buddies. According to Australian naturalist Rex Gilroy, a Katoomba-based author and head of the Australian Unknown Animals Investigation Centre, there is a monster that lives in the murky depths of Hawkesbury River in New South Wales. A monster that seems to rival the Loch Ness Monster and Ogopogo the Canadian Lake Monster.