Did the Loch Ness monster make its way to Alaska? Video appearing to show a mysterious creature swimming in the water of an icy river baffles thousands of viewers Craig McCaa, who works for the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska, was taking pictures of the Chena River in Fairbanks last week He filmed a mysterious, 15-foot long object swaying in the water McCaa assumed it was a rope that had chunks of ice attached to it, while others were convinced it was a living animal swimming against current Video has more than 229,000 views on Facebook as people propose their wild theories as to what it could be.