In 1990 while working at a warehouse in Fayetteville, AR, I made the acquaintance of a rather simple young country woman from Newport Arkansas. Her name was Holly, and was training for a nursing/medical career in Fayetteville. When she told me she was from Newport I excitedly asked her what she knew about the "White River Monster". She told me she had seen and actually touched a young one that had been captured and was confined in an improvised chicken wire cage in the shallows of the White River at her town. When I asked her for a description, what she described was a young plesiosaur, about 9 feet in length, although she didn't know that term. She said it had rough skin, a long neck and tail, flippers for feet, and ate nothing but aquatic vegetation. Holly said it got free one night when it tore through the chicken wire and escaped. I have wished many times since then that I could talk to her again.

I grew up between Batesville and Newport. Spent many weekends on the river. Put in at Batesville and run to Bradford. Spent countless hrs around the 7 11 farm on the river. Between Newport and Bradford. I heard this story growing up.

When I was a kid back in the 70s White River Monster was big in the news. It was turning over trailers and leaving footprints. I was living in Holly Grove and the WRM was ranging between Newport and Clarendon. Of course I don't believe that the WRM really exist.

i hooked a monster 50lb+ blue outa white river in ozark arkansas

Born & bred in Arkansas. Last name is Beaver (my great grandpa). If you have a video pertaining to the lake or town, I would love to see!

I live in a small town off the white river up stream from Newport and I saw something when I was around 15 it was a long narrow object around 12 foot in length that swam fast (could only tell that because it was against current) it was longer than 2 grown adults. I’m 23 now so that’s been 8 years but I firmly believe that I saw something

Could be a prehistoric Xiphactinus fish.

Lets be real. Most of us only know about this from Lost Tapes.

The monster was an elephant seal.

Great fun story. But we know it was all a lie. Just part of that Loch Ness grab for attention