04/01/2006: Thanks to the anonymous contributor for contacting us about this haunting. While he and his family were visiting the spillway in Andover, he witnessed the ghostly face of a girl beneath the water. He has since had recurring dreams of the girl, who’s name is Rebecca. If you have experienced anything similar while visiting the spillway, please email info@ohioexploration.com and tell us about it.
My family and I were at the spillway two years ago [2004] and my mother brought her camera. As my brother was throwing bread to the fish, I almost screamed when I saw a little girl’s face looking up at me from beneath the surface of the water. I asked my mom if she saw it and she said she didn’t, that I’d probably seen the reflection of the girl with the people beside us. The thing was, I had seen it while the girl was away from the edge. I saw it again and asked for my mother’s camera and snapped a picture. When we got the pictures developed, the picture showed the fish, the water, and what appeared to be long locks of blonde hair. I have always been creeped out by this and now I hate going to the spillway. My mother has to practically pay me to get me to accompany her because she still likes to go.
I have dreams about this girl every once in a while and they are always recurring dreams. She is always under water, I can see the fish slapping all over her face and bread clinging to her beautiful hair. In the dream I feel a painful sense of frustration. Through tears I ask her what her name is. She tried to answer, but being underwater, the reply comes back as bubbles. I ask her again and she raises her lips to the surface and answers. The noise of the birds and fish cover her answer. I ask her to be louder and she yells, “Rebecca! Rebecca! My name’s Rebecca!” I must also mention that in the dream, I see her whole torso and it is naked. When I was at the spillway that day, the girl’s face was the only thing visible.