James Ivany writes that he saw the creature while he was vacationing in Okanagan Lake Provincial Park in August 2000.

"A girl and I were sitting on the beach talking all night long. At around 5:30am, soon after daybreak, I left the beach to use the public restroom. As I was returning to the beach, I looked out towards Rattlesnake Island and saw what looked like a submarine surfacing. The girl to whom I had been talking also saw it as well and was pointing towards it. It looked to be about 100 feet or so in length and it was travelling very fast. About 30 seconds later it went out of sight, heading south towards Penticton. It looked like it had a wake behind it, which may have made it appear longer. It was clearly not a wave since the lake was almost like glass that morning, with clear skies, no wind and mild temperatures. The few waves there were were very small and extremely slower than what I saw. It was silent, faster than any speedboat I had seen on the lake earlier that week but with no sound, it was obviously not a speedboat".