Thanks for finding the story and bringing it over, kittenface. I noted that one expert said she had only a 50% chance of returning. Well gee - that means there is a 50% chance she will return, which (to be honest) is a bit more than I would have expected. I was watching when it looked as if her chances were somewhere between slim and none - and she prevailed.
I don't know if she'll return in the spring or not. If she does, I'll cheer (and probably cry when I tell my husband). If she doesn't, I will probably assume (against all reason) that she's decided she's had enough of the cold northern lochs, and is sitting on a beach somewhere with a glass of fish juice with lime and a little umbrella.
Whatever happens - she
is the Lady of the Loch.