1 00:00:02,266 --> 00:00:03,567 [Heather] Oh, my God. 2 00:00:03,567 --> 00:00:05,266 [Phil] I heard that splash. Did you see something over there? 3 00:00:05,266 --> 00:00:09,000 [Josh] On this episode of Expedition X... 4 00:00:10,266 --> 00:00:12,467 -Something's swimming there. -[Heather] Look, there. 5 00:00:12,467 --> 00:00:14,567 [Phil] I got it. Going straight at it. 6 00:00:14,567 --> 00:00:17,367 [Josh] ...we're joined by special guest, Rhys Darby... 7 00:00:17,367 --> 00:00:20,400 I didn't think I would ever see some evidence 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,100 that made me think it actually is real. 9 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:25,900 [Josh] ...to investigate the world's most-famous cryptid. 10 00:00:28,367 --> 00:00:32,700 As Heather and Phil dive deep on the tail of the Loch Ness monster... 11 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:36,100 -What's that? Yeah. That is big. -Ooh. 12 00:00:36,100 --> 00:00:37,867 [Josh] ...with shocking new evidence. 13 00:00:37,867 --> 00:00:42,900 Is the most iconic monster of them all about to be discovered? 14 00:00:42,900 --> 00:00:44,266 [Phil] Oh, wow. 15 00:00:44,266 --> 00:00:45,834 [Heather] Phil, you okay? 16 00:00:45,834 --> 00:00:49,400 [Phil] I think I saw something out of the corner of my eye and it wasn't small. 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,467 -[vibration noise on radio] -[bleep] 18 00:00:52,467 --> 00:00:53,700 [Phil] Oh, my God. 19 00:01:03,367 --> 00:01:04,734 [Josh] Okay, I'm gonna skip the usual game 20 00:01:04,734 --> 00:01:08,000 where I make you guess what we're investigating. I am too excited. 21 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,367 We are going after the Loch Ness monster. 22 00:01:10,367 --> 00:01:11,800 -Nessie? -No way. 23 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,367 -[Josh] Yes. -Are you serious? 24 00:01:13,367 --> 00:01:15,467 Wait a second. Why now? Did you run out of scotch? 25 00:01:15,467 --> 00:01:16,867 I am absolutely serious. 26 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:19,000 And don't even joke about running out of booze. 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,367 And the reason we are investigating this now 28 00:01:21,367 --> 00:01:24,266 is that maybe the most compelling piece of evidence 29 00:01:24,266 --> 00:01:28,266 of Nessie's existence just came to light. Look at this. 30 00:01:28,266 --> 00:01:32,066 This is a sequence of more than 70 photos 31 00:01:32,066 --> 00:01:35,000 that were snapped at the loch by an amateur photographer, 32 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,367 and they clearly show what look like these dark humps 33 00:01:38,367 --> 00:01:41,166 coming to the surface and then submerging again. Look at this! 34 00:01:41,166 --> 00:01:43,266 -[Heather] Am I looking at Nessie? -[Josh] You might be. 35 00:01:43,266 --> 00:01:44,867 [Josh] Phil, you tell me. What is this? 36 00:01:44,867 --> 00:01:46,967 [Phil] I mean, I would love to be able to debunk that right now 37 00:01:46,967 --> 00:01:48,100 but I I don't know. 38 00:01:48,100 --> 00:01:50,200 The way it undulates, it could be. 39 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,367 There's humps clearly coming out of the water. 40 00:01:52,367 --> 00:01:53,800 [Josh] Absolutely. 41 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,867 [Phil] Wow. And it's moving quick. 42 00:01:55,867 --> 00:01:59,200 There is something there, and there is more, much more. 43 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,767 This is just the latest piece of evidence 44 00:02:01,767 --> 00:02:03,967 in a century-long search for this monster 45 00:02:03,967 --> 00:02:07,400 that has been equal parts compelling and controversial. 46 00:02:10,567 --> 00:02:13,100 The first recorded sighting of a monstrous creature 47 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:17,500 in Scotland's river Ness dates back to 565 BC, 48 00:02:17,500 --> 00:02:20,467 when St. Columba, an Irish missionary, 49 00:02:20,467 --> 00:02:24,367 was said to have stopped the beast from attacking a swimmer... 50 00:02:24,367 --> 00:02:29,100 ...banishing it downriver to the loch by the power of God. 51 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:33,166 Local folklore kept the legend of the monster alive for centuries 52 00:02:33,166 --> 00:02:38,066 until documented reports began regularly emerging in the 1800s, 53 00:02:38,066 --> 00:02:41,800 including a diver in 1880, who claimed to see a creature 54 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:48,200 resembling a huge frog staring up at him from the lochs deepest depths. 55 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:51,400 Perched on the edge of the wilderness in the Scottish Highlands, 56 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:56,000 the 23-mile-long, 750-foot-deep Loch Ness 57 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,300 remained hard to access until 1933, 58 00:02:59,300 --> 00:03:03,400 when a major road was created along its north shore. 59 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,700 As soon as the road opened, sightings began to pour in. 60 00:03:07,700 --> 00:03:11,467 In 1933, a hotel worker and her husband 61 00:03:11,467 --> 00:03:14,900 reported seeing a huge black whale-like beast 62 00:03:14,900 --> 00:03:17,900 rolling and plunging on the surface of the loch, 63 00:03:17,900 --> 00:03:21,533 creating waves big enough to be caused by a steamship. 64 00:03:22,166 --> 00:03:24,300 In April 1934, 65 00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:27,567 a photograph was taken that instantly catapulted Nessie 66 00:03:27,567 --> 00:03:30,500 to become the world's most iconic cryptid. 67 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,300 The so-called surgeon's photo seemingly shows 68 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:36,800 a long-necked monster prowling the loch. 69 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,266 And while the photo was later debunked as a hoax, 70 00:03:39,266 --> 00:03:41,467 it did nothing to diminish the belief 71 00:03:41,467 --> 00:03:46,100 that Nessie was perhaps a dinosaur that had somehow survived extinction, 72 00:03:46,100 --> 00:03:48,133 a plesiosaur, to be exact. 73 00:03:49,166 --> 00:03:51,100 After decades of further sightings, 74 00:03:51,100 --> 00:03:55,500 in 1962, the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau 75 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:57,667 was founded by the UK government 76 00:03:57,667 --> 00:04:01,500 to collect scientific data and footage of the monster. 77 00:04:02,867 --> 00:04:06,467 It disbanded 10 years later with no conclusive proof 78 00:04:06,467 --> 00:04:09,300 for or against Nessie's existence. 79 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:14,700 But evidence continues to emerge right up to the present day. 80 00:04:14,700 --> 00:04:17,266 In 2020, a fishing boat's sonar 81 00:04:17,266 --> 00:04:23,667 registered a 33-foot-long mysterious shape 557 feet down. 82 00:04:23,667 --> 00:04:25,500 And now comes what is potentially 83 00:04:25,500 --> 00:04:28,266 the most extraordinary evidence yet, 84 00:04:28,266 --> 00:04:31,767 a series of images taken by photographer, Chie Kelly, 85 00:04:31,767 --> 00:04:36,200 which capture what seems to be a huge creature moving through the loch. 86 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,066 Remarkably, despite global scientific scrutiny, 87 00:04:40,066 --> 00:04:42,467 these photos have not been debunked. 88 00:04:42,467 --> 00:04:44,667 Is the Loch Ness monster real? 89 00:04:44,667 --> 00:04:47,500 And is it finally ready to be discovered? 90 00:04:52,100 --> 00:04:55,400 And here we are with the man who broke this evidence to the world, 91 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,100 actor, comedian, monster enthusiast. 92 00:04:58,100 --> 00:04:59,967 -Yes. -Rhys Darby. Good to see you, man. 93 00:04:59,967 --> 00:05:01,400 Thank you. And thanks for having me. 94 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,967 Of course. The last time I spoke to you, we were in this very room... 95 00:05:03,967 --> 00:05:05,867 -Mmm-hmm. -...and I was amazed, 96 00:05:05,867 --> 00:05:09,500 first of all, by your, uh, impressions of old creaky doors. 97 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:11,700 [mimics door creaking] 98 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,166 -It's staggering. -[mimics bird cawing] 99 00:05:20,166 --> 00:05:22,600 Always a bird. There's always a bird trapped inside. 100 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,500 And also, I was amazed 101 00:05:24,500 --> 00:05:30,100 by your genuine passion for cryptozoology and for the unexplained. 102 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:31,800 -It's my thing. -You love this stuff. 103 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,667 -I love it. -When did you first get into this kind of stuff? 104 00:05:34,667 --> 00:05:36,867 -When you were a kid? -Definitely, about the age of eight. 105 00:05:36,867 --> 00:05:39,667 Monsters, UFOs, ghosts. 106 00:05:39,667 --> 00:05:41,967 What about Nessie? When did you get into Nessie? 107 00:05:41,967 --> 00:05:44,500 Every year, the Nessie phenomenon 108 00:05:44,500 --> 00:05:46,367 is the only one out of all the cryptids, 109 00:05:46,367 --> 00:05:48,300 now and again, when it's like drying up a little bit, 110 00:05:48,300 --> 00:05:49,800 there's a... [vocalizes], 111 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,000 and then all of a sudden something... the ripples come up, 112 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,767 and there's a great photo, or there's a sonar, or a radar image. 113 00:05:55,767 --> 00:05:58,667 It's... What is it? Is it an ancient dinosaur? 114 00:05:58,667 --> 00:06:01,066 And it didn't make sense that there was one 115 00:06:01,066 --> 00:06:03,000 -that lived forever. [laughs] -Right. 116 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,500 -That is... That is the tricky thing about Nessie. -We don't think about that. 117 00:06:05,500 --> 00:06:08,200 -You really need Nessies. -[Rhys] Yeah. Yes, absolutely. 118 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,367 -That's the $100 question. -[Josh] Right. 119 00:06:10,367 --> 00:06:12,100 -Yeah. -And probably a bit more than that. 120 00:06:12,100 --> 00:06:14,567 -Probably worth at least a few thousand. -[Heather chuckles] 121 00:06:14,567 --> 00:06:18,000 Thankfully, these photos that Chie Kelly took 122 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,700 were high-def and they were on sports mode. 123 00:06:21,700 --> 00:06:25,100 There was a lot of them, and then gave them to Steve Feltham. 124 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:27,100 He's the legendary Loch Ness hunter. 125 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:29,000 -Been there for 30 plus years. -[Phil] Wow. 126 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:33,166 And Steve gave the footage to my podcast, The Cryptid Factor 127 00:06:33,166 --> 00:06:36,200 because "Buttons" Kirkbeck, who works on my team, 128 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,467 is an amazing video and audio analyst. 129 00:06:39,467 --> 00:06:41,567 Three days later, after no sleep, 130 00:06:41,567 --> 00:06:44,867 he came up with the results, and we shocked the world. 131 00:06:44,867 --> 00:06:46,467 How many times have you watched this footage? 132 00:06:46,467 --> 00:06:49,000 -I'm watching it right now. Wow. -[Phil] Yeah. 133 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,000 -[all laughing] -Pause it. Oh, that is good. 134 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,333 -That is good. -Yep. 135 00:06:53,333 --> 00:06:57,567 I didn't think I would ever see some evidence that made me think, 136 00:06:57,567 --> 00:07:00,166 -"Oh, gosh, it actually is real." -Right. 137 00:07:00,166 --> 00:07:01,600 [Rhys] And this is the first time I've seen that. 138 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,567 And there's been hoaxes and what have you. 139 00:07:03,567 --> 00:07:07,266 It's hard not to look at those images and be drawn in... 140 00:07:07,266 --> 00:07:09,567 -[Rhys] Yeah. -...by the question of "What if?" 141 00:07:09,567 --> 00:07:13,000 -Yeah. -Is that some unknown, huge, unknown creature? 142 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,100 -Yeah. -Yes. 143 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:15,900 -Heather says yes. -[Rhys] Yes. 144 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:19,367 -Phil, you'll learn quickly is our resident joy kill here. -[Rhys] Okay. 145 00:07:19,367 --> 00:07:21,000 He... he probably is not convinced. 146 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,967 But even you have to admit, those photos are very compelling. 147 00:07:23,967 --> 00:07:25,166 They're really compelling. 148 00:07:25,166 --> 00:07:28,367 It does look like a big animal in there. 149 00:07:28,367 --> 00:07:30,867 But it could just be something that we we do already know. 150 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:33,700 And there is precedent for these large marine species, 151 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:35,567 something like a Greenland shark, 152 00:07:35,567 --> 00:07:38,166 something like a dolphin, something like a seal 153 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:42,967 to be able to enter a lake and live there for a long time. 154 00:07:42,967 --> 00:07:45,767 Except what we have in this footage, 155 00:07:45,767 --> 00:07:46,934 it's indefinable. 156 00:07:46,934 --> 00:07:50,266 -It feels alien for a lack of a better word. -[Rhys] Yes. 157 00:07:50,266 --> 00:07:51,967 Honestly, I think you guys should get out there. 158 00:07:51,967 --> 00:07:54,567 Okay. I can connect you with Steve Feltham. 159 00:07:54,567 --> 00:07:59,066 You'll be the first team to get out to the exact area where this was taken 160 00:07:59,066 --> 00:08:00,467 since the evidence dropped. 161 00:08:00,467 --> 00:08:03,266 We've got something special here and I think you need to find it. 162 00:08:03,266 --> 00:08:05,667 -It's exciting. -This is a bucket-list investigation. 163 00:08:05,667 --> 00:08:08,100 -I mean, I can't wait to get out there. -Let's do it. 164 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:09,333 Well, I couldn't have said it better myself. 165 00:08:09,333 --> 00:08:11,667 You guys have your marching orders. Head out to Loch Ness. 166 00:08:11,667 --> 00:08:13,567 See if you can separate fact from fiction 167 00:08:13,567 --> 00:08:16,100 and get to the bottom of this new evidence. 168 00:08:16,100 --> 00:08:17,900 And since you're gonna be in Scotland, Phil, 169 00:08:17,900 --> 00:08:19,800 you should probably wear a kilt. 170 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,000 -I'm not doing that. -Oh, come on. 171 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:23,600 -You ever wear a kilt? -Oh, yeah. 172 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,367 -It's great, right? It's breezy. -I love it. 173 00:08:25,367 --> 00:08:26,767 -Nothing underneath. -Yeah. 174 00:08:26,767 --> 00:08:28,166 We'll see. We'll see. 175 00:08:28,166 --> 00:08:30,800 -[mimics Scottish accent] Okay. -[laughs] 176 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:32,700 [Josh] It's an eight-hour flight 177 00:08:32,700 --> 00:08:35,867 from New York to Inverness, Scotland. 178 00:08:35,867 --> 00:08:39,467 Then, Phil and Heather make the 30-minute drive along the River Ness 179 00:08:39,467 --> 00:08:42,166 to Dores Beach on the northern end of the loch, 180 00:08:42,166 --> 00:08:45,433 to meet with top Nessie researcher, Steve Feltham. 181 00:08:48,567 --> 00:08:51,700 [Phil] Okay, well, beautiful Scottish countryside. 182 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:53,467 That is beautiful. 183 00:08:53,467 --> 00:08:58,000 [Phil] But it is way more remote out here than I thought it was gonna be. 184 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,700 -Do you know what we should do? -What? 185 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:02,567 -We should listen to bagpipe music. -Oh, yeah. 186 00:09:02,567 --> 00:09:03,867 -Ready? -Ready. 187 00:09:03,867 --> 00:09:07,800 -[bagpipes playing] -Now we're talking. 188 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,000 -[Heather]When in Scotland... -[Phil] Twenty-three mile lake. 189 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,000 I imagine once we see it, you can't miss it. 190 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,567 It is a huge lake. It is extremely deep. 191 00:09:15,567 --> 00:09:17,166 A lot of places for things to hide. 192 00:09:17,166 --> 00:09:18,467 I'm feeling lucky. 193 00:09:18,467 --> 00:09:19,967 -You know what I'm feeling? -[Heather] What? 194 00:09:19,967 --> 00:09:22,333 -I'm feeling lochy. -[laughs] 195 00:09:23,667 --> 00:09:24,667 [Phil] Is that it? 196 00:09:24,667 --> 00:09:26,266 -Oh, my gosh, yeah. -The distance down there. 197 00:09:26,266 --> 00:09:27,200 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 198 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:28,867 -[Phil] There it is. -[Heather] We're here. 199 00:09:28,867 --> 00:09:30,800 [Phil] Loch Ness. Ooh. 200 00:09:32,867 --> 00:09:36,467 I'm guessing that guy down at the end of the beach 201 00:09:36,467 --> 00:09:38,166 with that giant spotting binoculars, 202 00:09:38,166 --> 00:09:40,100 -it's got to be Steve. -[Heather] Definitely. 203 00:09:40,100 --> 00:09:42,166 [Phil] Steve Feltham is a Nessie researcher 204 00:09:42,166 --> 00:09:43,467 who's been living on Dores Beach, 205 00:09:43,467 --> 00:09:48,467 and searching for the Loch Ness monster for over 30 years. 206 00:09:48,467 --> 00:09:50,266 He holds the Guinness World Record 207 00:09:50,266 --> 00:09:53,700 for the longest continuous vigil in the search for Nessie. 208 00:09:53,700 --> 00:09:55,767 Hey, Steve, I'm Phil. 209 00:09:55,767 --> 00:09:57,100 Hi, Phil, nice to meet you. 210 00:09:57,100 --> 00:09:58,467 -Good to meet you. -[Heather] Heather. 211 00:09:58,467 --> 00:09:59,767 -Hi there. -Nice to meet you, Steve. 212 00:09:59,767 --> 00:10:01,066 Anything out there today? 213 00:10:01,066 --> 00:10:02,133 Not so far. 214 00:10:02,133 --> 00:10:04,667 But you've been watching this lake for how long now? 215 00:10:04,667 --> 00:10:06,700 Thirty-three years, full time. 216 00:10:06,700 --> 00:10:09,100 -Thirty-three years. -Yeah. Mmm. 217 00:10:09,100 --> 00:10:10,667 And how many times have you seen it? 218 00:10:10,667 --> 00:10:12,100 In the first year, I saw something, 219 00:10:12,100 --> 00:10:14,767 as if a torpedo shot through the water. 220 00:10:14,767 --> 00:10:18,100 Waves this high all going that way. 221 00:10:18,100 --> 00:10:21,000 So something was just below the surface, pushing through. 222 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,100 How fast? 223 00:10:22,100 --> 00:10:24,567 Pretty fast. Less than 10 seconds. 224 00:10:24,567 --> 00:10:26,800 This thing just went boff, boff, boff, boff, 225 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,767 as it hit each oncoming wave. 226 00:10:28,767 --> 00:10:30,767 Just a white spray, 227 00:10:30,767 --> 00:10:32,900 And I just froze and pointed at it. 228 00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:36,367 And then it was gone. 229 00:10:36,367 --> 00:10:41,767 -So, we've seen these amazing photographs that Chie took. -Yeah. Yeah. 230 00:10:41,767 --> 00:10:43,400 Where did she take those pictures? 231 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:44,433 Just here on Dores Beach. 232 00:10:44,433 --> 00:10:46,567 She'd been for something to eat with her husband 233 00:10:46,567 --> 00:10:47,767 in The Dores Inn. 234 00:10:47,767 --> 00:10:49,767 They came out for a walk along the beach, 235 00:10:49,767 --> 00:10:54,166 and just out here, only 200 meters from the shore, 236 00:10:54,166 --> 00:10:58,300 she became aware of a disturbance going on. 237 00:10:59,100 --> 00:11:01,500 She had a very good camera with her. 238 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:06,100 She set it to sports mode so it would take a succession of pictures. 239 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:10,500 And in total, over three minutes she took 71 images. 240 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:12,367 Normally, if we get a sighting here, 241 00:11:12,367 --> 00:11:14,266 people take one or two photographs. 242 00:11:14,266 --> 00:11:16,900 Historically, they're normally grainy and out of focus, 243 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:18,400 and normally, I can explain it. 244 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,166 But those, I looked at them and I thought, 245 00:11:20,166 --> 00:11:22,300 "That really does defy explanation." 246 00:11:23,700 --> 00:11:27,100 So, have people analyzed these images 247 00:11:27,100 --> 00:11:29,066 to give theories on what else it may be? 248 00:11:29,066 --> 00:11:32,900 The theory is that it's the bubbles caused by a couple of divers. 249 00:11:32,900 --> 00:11:35,100 [Phil] Did she see any divers active on that day? 250 00:11:35,100 --> 00:11:37,667 -[Steve] Very much not. -[Phil] No boats came by to pick them up. 251 00:11:37,667 --> 00:11:38,900 No. No. 252 00:11:38,900 --> 00:11:41,367 Is there any other recent evidence that stands out to you? 253 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:42,667 Yeah, very much. 254 00:11:42,667 --> 00:11:46,467 In fact, the piece of evidence that eclipses this in the quality 255 00:11:46,467 --> 00:11:49,367 was taken by Ronald Mackenzie. 256 00:11:49,367 --> 00:11:50,500 He drives a pleasure boat 257 00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:52,800 that comes out of Fort Augustus on hour-long trips. 258 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,567 He's been doing it for 40 years. 259 00:11:54,567 --> 00:11:57,400 He's got state of the art sonar equipment on there, 260 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:58,300 and as he turned, 261 00:11:58,300 --> 00:12:00,900 it went across the middle of Loch Ness 262 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:04,800 His sonar picked up this single target. 263 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,467 -This one right here. -That one right there. 264 00:12:06,467 --> 00:12:07,900 [Phil] That is amazing. 265 00:12:07,900 --> 00:12:09,800 Yeah. It's like a bathtub. 266 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:11,700 The sides com straight down like that. 267 00:12:11,700 --> 00:12:14,000 So it's totally flat-bottomed. 268 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,367 [Heather] The depth of water where this anomaly was captured 269 00:12:16,367 --> 00:12:20,367 is 189 meters, or 620 feet. 270 00:12:20,367 --> 00:12:23,567 Using the sonar data scale, we can estimate the object's depth 271 00:12:23,567 --> 00:12:28,467 to be approximately 557 feet down and 33 feet long. 272 00:12:28,467 --> 00:12:29,634 [Steve] That's massive. 273 00:12:29,634 --> 00:12:32,867 So that to me, is the absolutely best piece of evidence 274 00:12:32,867 --> 00:12:36,200 I've ever seen from here of a big animal swimming about in these waters. 275 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,000 [Phil] So, after all these years, you do still think 276 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,500 there is something big out there waiting to be discovered. 277 00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:43,767 I am absolutely convinced, yes. 278 00:12:43,767 --> 00:12:46,734 This is probably the world's greatest mystery. 279 00:12:49,300 --> 00:12:51,400 Thank you for all the information you've given us. 280 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,967 We will keep our eyes on the lake and see what we find. 281 00:12:53,967 --> 00:12:56,767 If you can find an explanation, let me know. 282 00:12:56,767 --> 00:13:00,066 Do what we can. All right, Steve, appreciate it. 283 00:13:00,066 --> 00:13:03,667 [Heather] Now that we know the exact location of Nessie's most recent sighting, 284 00:13:03,667 --> 00:13:06,300 Phil is heading out to the same orange and white buoys 285 00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:07,800 we saw in Chie's photos. 286 00:13:08,567 --> 00:13:10,266 Some believe what Chie photographed 287 00:13:10,266 --> 00:13:12,300 was just scuba divers and their bubbles. 288 00:13:12,300 --> 00:13:15,500 So we plan to put that theory to the test. 289 00:13:17,266 --> 00:13:19,100 While Phil dives near the buoys, 290 00:13:19,100 --> 00:13:20,400 I'll be on shore with my camera 291 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,133 in the exact same location Chie was when she took her photos. 292 00:13:25,066 --> 00:13:26,667 [Phil] Okay, Heather, I'm at the buoy. 293 00:13:26,667 --> 00:13:28,100 I'll get my dry suit on. 294 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:30,367 Let me suit up and get in the water and blow some bubbles. 295 00:13:30,367 --> 00:13:31,667 Can't wait to see what you see. 296 00:13:31,667 --> 00:13:34,233 Okay, let's get suited up. 297 00:13:38,500 --> 00:13:39,567 Okay, put away the walkie. 298 00:13:39,567 --> 00:13:41,967 Once I'm in the water, we'll switch to water comms. 299 00:13:41,967 --> 00:13:43,166 -Copy? -[Heather] Copy that. 300 00:13:43,166 --> 00:13:44,600 Say hi to Nessie for me. 301 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:05,000 [Phil speaking] 302 00:14:06,300 --> 00:14:07,600 Phil, how's it looking down there? 303 00:14:09,367 --> 00:14:11,233 [Phil speaking] 304 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:24,700 [Heather speaking] 305 00:14:24,700 --> 00:14:26,533 Or a loch monster. 306 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,033 Be safe out there. 307 00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:39,233 [Phil speaking] 308 00:14:41,867 --> 00:14:43,200 [Heather speaking] 309 00:14:56,367 --> 00:14:58,900 I mean, the spacing is completely different here. 310 00:14:58,900 --> 00:15:00,567 I'm seeing constant bubbles, 311 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:03,600 and with Chie's pictures, there are gaps. 312 00:15:04,667 --> 00:15:07,867 -[camera clicking] -The shape also seems very different. 313 00:15:07,867 --> 00:15:10,500 This doesn't look like Chi's pictures at all, 314 00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:14,100 which is exciting because that means we might have 315 00:15:14,100 --> 00:15:16,033 real images of Nessie. 316 00:15:19,667 --> 00:15:20,834 I got the shots. 317 00:15:24,166 --> 00:15:26,133 [Phil speaking] 318 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:36,367 [Heather] Hey, Mr. Mermaid. 319 00:15:36,367 --> 00:15:38,367 Let me see how these bubbles turned out. 320 00:15:38,367 --> 00:15:41,300 -That's the buoy. That's your bubbles. -[Phil] Yep. 321 00:15:43,567 --> 00:15:44,667 That's my bubbles? 322 00:15:44,667 --> 00:15:46,166 They're tiny. I'm sorry. 323 00:15:46,166 --> 00:15:48,600 -Hold up. Let me compare to Chie's photos. -Yeah. 324 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,867 All right. So this is what is really interesting, 325 00:15:51,867 --> 00:15:53,166 and I think you're gonna like it. 326 00:15:53,166 --> 00:15:54,700 Okay. 327 00:15:55,700 --> 00:15:57,800 There's her... whatever she saw. 328 00:15:58,967 --> 00:16:00,400 [Heather] Look at that. 329 00:16:01,567 --> 00:16:02,467 [Phil] Come on. Keep scrolling through. 330 00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:04,400 That can't be as big as the bubbles got. 331 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,266 -Really? -I... Yes, I'm telling you. 332 00:16:06,266 --> 00:16:09,700 I looked at all these images and they're teeny-tiny bubbles. 333 00:16:09,700 --> 00:16:12,000 And that It is huge. 334 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,000 Let's look at the shape of the bubbles. 335 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,700 Here, and then the shape of whatever that is. 336 00:16:18,767 --> 00:16:19,934 [Phil] They look nothing alike. 337 00:16:20,700 --> 00:16:23,000 [Heather] No, and that's exciting. 338 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,467 It's true, but here's my thought. 339 00:16:24,467 --> 00:16:27,567 So, have you heard of Diel Vertical Migration? 340 00:16:27,567 --> 00:16:29,700 -No, Phil. -[Phil] Okay. 341 00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:33,166 So, it's this pattern that organisms exhibit 342 00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:36,100 when they're either in marine environments or really deep lakes, 343 00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:38,800 where by day, they stay at the bottom, 344 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,667 and then they do this vertical migration. 345 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:43,266 At night, they come up closer to the surface, 346 00:16:43,266 --> 00:16:45,867 which means if there's a lot of other animals 347 00:16:45,867 --> 00:16:47,567 big and small that exhibit this behavior, 348 00:16:47,567 --> 00:16:50,400 maybe if there's something big living in this lake, 349 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:51,934 it would do that behavior, too. 350 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,600 Oh, okay. So you've already got a plan in place? 351 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:56,600 Oh, yeah, we're looking for Nessie. 352 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:57,967 I'm not messing around with this investigation. 353 00:16:57,967 --> 00:17:00,400 I like it. I feel the exact same way. 354 00:17:05,100 --> 00:17:06,166 [Phil] With our equipment in tow, 355 00:17:06,166 --> 00:17:09,300 we meet with local skipper, Les Butterworth... 356 00:17:11,467 --> 00:17:13,367 ...and board his 31-foot fishing boat 357 00:17:13,367 --> 00:17:17,000 capable of scanning the deepest depths of the loch. 358 00:17:18,567 --> 00:17:20,700 I'm guessing you spent a lot of time on this water. 359 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:25,300 And do you think Nessie is out there? 360 00:17:28,266 --> 00:17:29,967 Okay,. 361 00:17:29,967 --> 00:17:33,033 You believe there's something in the water. 362 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:41,000 [Phil] Mmm-hmm. 363 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,233 They've all seen. 364 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,133 I don't know about you, but I'm eager to get out on the water today. 365 00:18:14,867 --> 00:18:16,500 Okay. 366 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:24,700 [Heather] We set off towards the northern end near Dores Beach. 367 00:18:27,066 --> 00:18:29,967 Our plan is to divide the loch into a grid, 368 00:18:29,967 --> 00:18:33,033 methodically scanning every stretch with the sonar. 369 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:42,000 Okay, so I've got this laptop hooked up to the boat's on-board sonar. 370 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,166 So as we travel the loch, 371 00:18:44,166 --> 00:18:47,166 we will document every single thing underneath us. 372 00:18:47,166 --> 00:18:49,266 I mean, look how deep we are already. 373 00:18:49,266 --> 00:18:51,233 [Phil] Six-hundred... Almost 600 feet. 374 00:18:52,567 --> 00:18:55,634 [Heather] So, what are some animals that you think might live in the loch? 375 00:18:56,367 --> 00:18:59,266 -That could be mistaken for Nessie? -Yeah. 376 00:18:59,266 --> 00:19:02,166 Well, it has been documented that the occasional bottlenose dolphin 377 00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:03,967 or seal comes up the River Ness 378 00:19:03,967 --> 00:19:06,400 and actually gets trapped inside the loch. 379 00:19:08,467 --> 00:19:11,200 Those are easily big enough for someone to see it quickly 380 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:12,667 and think they're seeing Nessie. 381 00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:16,500 And then there's the theory that Nessie herself is just a giant catfish. 382 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:20,367 This species, called the wels catfish can live over 100 years, 383 00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:24,233 can be up to 15-feet long and weigh 600 pounds. 384 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,367 I mean, I hope it's not a catfish. 385 00:19:26,367 --> 00:19:27,667 I eat way too much fried catfish 386 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:31,400 to come all the way over to Loch Ness to just discover a catfish. 387 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,166 [Phil] Well, if we do find it, you're not frying this one, Heather. 388 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:34,834 [Heather] I know. I'm not. 389 00:19:40,166 --> 00:19:44,233 As the hours tick by, our search continues into the night. 390 00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:48,867 It's two hours after sunset. 391 00:19:48,867 --> 00:19:52,333 We've investigated the loch from end to end without spotting anything. 392 00:19:52,967 --> 00:19:54,667 We're now back where we started, 393 00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:56,867 at the place Chie took her photos. 394 00:19:56,867 --> 00:19:58,166 Phil tells the boat to idle. 395 00:19:58,166 --> 00:20:01,867 He wants to explore if the Diel Vertical Migration theory, 396 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:05,100 also known as DVM, might apply to Nessie, 397 00:20:05,100 --> 00:20:09,233 seeing if we can spot it traveling to the surface in the early night to feed 398 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:13,400 [drone beeping] 399 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,066 Phil flies the thermal drone while I use the night-vision binoculars, 400 00:20:17,066 --> 00:20:20,300 scanning the surface of the loch for any signs of life. 401 00:20:23,500 --> 00:20:25,266 Scanning the waters. 402 00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:26,867 [Heather] You're not seeing any fish. 403 00:20:26,867 --> 00:20:28,500 Nothing right now. 404 00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:31,166 [Heather] And are you sure that'll pick up over water? 405 00:20:31,166 --> 00:20:33,667 [Phil] Yeah, because if you calibrate a drone 406 00:20:33,667 --> 00:20:35,166 to the temperature of the water, 407 00:20:35,166 --> 00:20:37,900 anything a little bit over that temperature could show up. 408 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:41,767 But I'm really not seeing anything. 409 00:20:41,767 --> 00:20:43,367 I'm gonna get a little bit lower 410 00:20:43,367 --> 00:20:45,500 to see if maybe get better resolution. 411 00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:48,000 But I'm just seeing cold water right now. 412 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,934 So much for your DVM theory. 413 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,300 The science is sound. It's just, uh... 414 00:20:54,300 --> 00:20:56,100 It's just not sciencing tonight. 415 00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:57,533 [Phil] Yeah, I guess so. 416 00:21:00,100 --> 00:21:01,166 [water splashes] 417 00:21:01,166 --> 00:21:03,200 -[Heather] Oh, my God. -[Phil] I heard that splash. 418 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,667 Did you see something over there? 419 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,667 [Phil] Holy [bleep], Heather, there's something in there. 420 00:21:15,667 --> 00:21:17,767 -[Heather] Do you see anything? -[Phil] Okay, hang on 421 00:21:17,767 --> 00:21:19,700 So that is on the right side of the boat. 422 00:21:20,967 --> 00:21:22,367 Bring the drone back. 423 00:21:22,367 --> 00:21:25,266 Okay, I got the boat. Right side. 424 00:21:25,266 --> 00:21:28,934 I'm basically right overhead where that splash was. 425 00:21:29,567 --> 00:21:31,066 Something splashed right there. 426 00:21:31,066 --> 00:21:33,000 I've got the drone right over. 427 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,033 Come on. 428 00:21:35,467 --> 00:21:36,500 Show yourself. 429 00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:38,600 Seeing anything? 430 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,000 [Heather] Nothing. 431 00:21:42,700 --> 00:21:44,266 I'm not seeing any big waves. 432 00:21:44,266 --> 00:21:46,100 [Heather] No. No, nothing. 433 00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:47,467 And we heard something. 434 00:21:47,467 --> 00:21:48,967 [Phil] Yeah. Big splash. 435 00:21:48,967 --> 00:21:50,000 I mean, the one thing to consider 436 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,367 is they talk about the lake as one giant bathtub 437 00:21:52,367 --> 00:21:54,567 where the currents can go from one side to another. 438 00:21:54,567 --> 00:21:55,533 Possibly 439 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:56,834 what we just experienced 440 00:21:56,834 --> 00:21:58,900 was energy from one side of the lake 441 00:21:58,900 --> 00:22:00,867 colliding with energy from another side of the lake 442 00:22:00,867 --> 00:22:02,767 and we got a single giant splash. 443 00:22:02,767 --> 00:22:03,900 [Heather] But I'm not buying that 444 00:22:03,900 --> 00:22:06,100 because whatever I heard 445 00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:07,266 wasn't a rogue wave. 446 00:22:07,266 --> 00:22:09,367 It was what caused the wave. 447 00:22:09,367 --> 00:22:11,467 If so, where did it go? 448 00:22:11,467 --> 00:22:13,333 A lot of hiding places on Loch Ness. 449 00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:15,133 [Phil] Yeah. 450 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,166 The next morning, we arranged for a group of passionate 451 00:22:21,166 --> 00:22:24,000 Nessie researchers to meet us at a lochside pub 452 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,000 to see if we can get more leads. 453 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:28,767 Well, thank you guys for joining us. 454 00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:30,767 The reason we want to come here now is essentially 455 00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:32,100 in response to Chie's photos. 456 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:33,867 Those images that just came out 457 00:22:33,867 --> 00:22:35,567 that are hard to explain. 458 00:22:35,567 --> 00:22:36,667 Indeed. 459 00:22:36,667 --> 00:22:39,467 We're really eager to get more intel 460 00:22:39,467 --> 00:22:42,266 on the history and some of the recent sightings that have been happening here. 461 00:22:42,266 --> 00:22:44,767 You have essentially lived and breathed it, 462 00:22:44,767 --> 00:22:47,100 and your families have, for generations. 463 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:48,367 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 464 00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:50,266 My own personal experiences 465 00:22:50,266 --> 00:22:53,367 relates to my late father, Ian Cameron, 466 00:22:53,367 --> 00:22:55,867 who had probably one of the most 467 00:22:55,867 --> 00:22:58,066 amazing sightings of something in the loch. 468 00:22:58,066 --> 00:22:59,667 What can you tell me? 469 00:22:59,667 --> 00:23:01,100 [Willie] So he saw an object 470 00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:03,700 rise in the water off Urquhart Castle, 471 00:23:03,700 --> 00:23:05,667 and it was rotating slowly 472 00:23:05,667 --> 00:23:07,367 in the water as it was moving, 473 00:23:07,367 --> 00:23:10,767 went against the headwind, and disappeared. 474 00:23:10,767 --> 00:23:13,100 But the most interesting part of the story was 475 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:15,100 the time scale was 50 minutes. 476 00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,767 It is regarded as the longest sighting on record of something. 477 00:23:17,767 --> 00:23:19,400 Multiple witnesses saw this? 478 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:20,867 Nine in total that we know of. 479 00:23:20,867 --> 00:23:23,567 If there were nine people that saw something 480 00:23:23,567 --> 00:23:25,700 that big in the water, 481 00:23:26,266 --> 00:23:27,800 it just brings up the question, 482 00:23:28,266 --> 00:23:29,266 what was it? 483 00:23:29,266 --> 00:23:32,166 So I run a group called Loch Ness Exploration, 484 00:23:32,166 --> 00:23:33,700 and we use hydrophones, 485 00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:35,600 and we listen to the loch's story. 486 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:36,900 And through that, 487 00:23:36,900 --> 00:23:38,700 we're trying to figure out what is natural 488 00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:39,867 and what is man-made. 489 00:23:39,867 --> 00:23:41,400 So what's the most interesting evidence 490 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:42,667 that you've discovered? 491 00:23:42,667 --> 00:23:45,200 -The most recent I got was probably about a month ago. -Ooh. 492 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,100 Um, we picked up a very interesting, bizarre sound. 493 00:23:48,100 --> 00:23:50,667 Um, and I've actually got audio if you would like to hear it. 494 00:23:50,667 --> 00:23:51,667 -Yeah. -Do you have the recording? 495 00:23:51,667 --> 00:23:52,900 I've got it with me, yeah. 496 00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:55,066 [Alan, on recording] That's wind turbulence 497 00:23:55,066 --> 00:23:57,133 coming down from the surrounding hills. 498 00:23:58,867 --> 00:24:00,200 Hitting the loch, it's... 499 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,500 [eerie sound] 500 00:24:06,467 --> 00:24:07,433 What was that? 501 00:24:07,433 --> 00:24:09,700 I have no idea, but it caught me off guard. 502 00:24:09,700 --> 00:24:11,300 [Heather] So theories on what it could be. 503 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,066 Could well be wildlife. 504 00:24:13,066 --> 00:24:14,266 It could be man-made. 505 00:24:14,266 --> 00:24:16,000 It could be pipes. 506 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,300 It could be a sudden rush of water. We don't know. 507 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:19,900 Can I get a copy of that recording? 508 00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:21,467 I definitely want to listen to it 509 00:24:21,467 --> 00:24:23,266 -multiple times. -Absolutely. 510 00:24:23,266 --> 00:24:26,166 So obviously the loch is huge. 511 00:24:26,166 --> 00:24:28,266 Where do you guys think we should be looking? 512 00:24:28,266 --> 00:24:29,767 You could check out the caves, 513 00:24:29,767 --> 00:24:31,767 because that's what we're looking at now. 514 00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:33,467 Is Nessie even in Loch Ness? 515 00:24:33,467 --> 00:24:34,767 Do you think there are caves 516 00:24:34,767 --> 00:24:36,767 where Nessie may live? 517 00:24:36,767 --> 00:24:37,834 Yeah. 518 00:24:37,834 --> 00:24:40,066 What we found were these deep, dark pools of water. 519 00:24:40,066 --> 00:24:41,800 And we know after about nine meters, 520 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,767 visibility goes to nothing in Loch Ness. 521 00:24:43,767 --> 00:24:45,266 And when we were looking at them, 522 00:24:45,266 --> 00:24:47,600 they were pitch black. 523 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,200 [Phil] On the eastern side of the loch, 524 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,200 11 miles south of Dores Beach, 525 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,200 lies the River Foyers. 526 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,166 It winds up through the Scottish Highlands, 527 00:24:55,166 --> 00:24:57,100 but many believe it connects to the loch 528 00:24:57,100 --> 00:25:00,400 through secret underground caves and tunnels. 529 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,767 Some theorize these caves are where Nessie 530 00:25:02,767 --> 00:25:04,467 gives birth to offspring, 531 00:25:04,467 --> 00:25:07,567 and is how she's stayed hidden for all these years. 532 00:25:07,567 --> 00:25:09,367 Well, those caves sound fascinating. 533 00:25:09,367 --> 00:25:11,100 Could you get me those coordinates? 534 00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:12,266 Yeah, absolutely, guys. 535 00:25:12,266 --> 00:25:13,567 I'm willing to share that with you. 536 00:25:13,567 --> 00:25:14,900 Thank you. 537 00:25:14,900 --> 00:25:16,667 [Heather] With two solid new leads, 538 00:25:16,667 --> 00:25:19,000 we head back to the loch and check in with Gates. 539 00:25:19,667 --> 00:25:20,800 [in Scottish accent] 540 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,667 What's that? I feel like we have a bad connection here. 541 00:25:22,667 --> 00:25:24,667 I cannot understand what you're saying. 542 00:25:24,667 --> 00:25:26,667 [in normal voice] No, I'm saying, "How's it going?" 543 00:25:26,667 --> 00:25:27,800 Scotland style. 544 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:29,000 Uh, sure. 545 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,500 Okay. More importantly, how's it going with you? 546 00:25:31,500 --> 00:25:33,467 Well, I gotta say, it does seem like there's 547 00:25:33,467 --> 00:25:35,567 something strange happening here in Loch Ness. 548 00:25:35,567 --> 00:25:37,166 Phil tried his scuba diving best, 549 00:25:37,166 --> 00:25:39,400 but we could not debunk Chie's photos. 550 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,600 Yeah, and when we were on the boat yesterday, 551 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:43,867 I didn't see a monster, but I heard a splash. 552 00:25:43,867 --> 00:25:46,100 [Heather] Yeah, something breached the surface, 553 00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:48,100 and then there was this loud splash. 554 00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:50,800 Well, hold on a second. What do you think this was? 555 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:51,967 Phil, you're saying you might have 556 00:25:51,967 --> 00:25:54,266 genuinely encountered Nessie out there? 557 00:25:54,266 --> 00:25:55,800 Sure, there's always a chance, 558 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,667 but there's also probably a better chance 559 00:25:57,667 --> 00:25:58,767 it could have been a seal 560 00:25:58,767 --> 00:26:00,767 or a big salmon just flying up 561 00:26:00,767 --> 00:26:01,800 and flopping down. 562 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:03,200 -A big salmon? -Yeah. 563 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:04,400 -[Phil] Who knows? -[Heather] Look, I'm not 564 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,667 the only person that has been seeing things. 565 00:26:06,667 --> 00:26:08,266 We just met with a bunch of locals 566 00:26:08,266 --> 00:26:10,867 that have their own encounters with Nessie. 567 00:26:10,867 --> 00:26:12,467 So I'd like to follow up on some 568 00:26:12,467 --> 00:26:14,100 weird sounds that have been heard on the loch. 569 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:16,000 And I want to check out these caves that some people think 570 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,600 could be the Loch Ness monsters' 571 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,767 hiding place or even birthing pool. 572 00:26:19,767 --> 00:26:22,000 Oh, baby Nessie. How great would that be? 573 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,800 All right, listen, guys, solid leads. And also, 574 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,266 I have just secured something for you that could 575 00:26:27,266 --> 00:26:28,800 break this case wide open. 576 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:29,533 Okay. 577 00:26:29,533 --> 00:26:31,667 I got you access to a world-class 578 00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:33,266 Deep Trekker submersible. 579 00:26:33,266 --> 00:26:34,567 This is one of the best 580 00:26:34,567 --> 00:26:36,367 remote-controlled subs out there. 581 00:26:36,367 --> 00:26:39,066 It is capable of reaching the bottom of this loch. 582 00:26:39,066 --> 00:26:40,467 So if Nessie is down there, 583 00:26:40,467 --> 00:26:42,000 this thing should find her. 584 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,600 That is amazing. 585 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:44,600 Nice. 586 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:46,000 Oh, and, Phil, Heather texted me 587 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,567 that you refused to wear a kilt. 588 00:26:47,567 --> 00:26:49,000 Wear a kilt. 589 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,467 You'll love it. It's breezy. Trust me. 590 00:26:51,467 --> 00:26:52,667 I'm not wearing a kilt. 591 00:26:52,667 --> 00:26:54,367 He's wearing the kilt. I'll keep working on it. 592 00:26:54,367 --> 00:26:56,300 Excellent. All right, stay safe, guys. 593 00:26:56,300 --> 00:26:57,634 Oh, my God, behind you! 594 00:26:58,200 --> 00:26:58,967 [Phil] What are you seeing? 595 00:26:58,967 --> 00:27:00,100 Made you look. 596 00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:01,266 Oh. 597 00:27:01,266 --> 00:27:04,000 That's a lesson. Never sit with your backs to Loch Ness. 598 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,333 I'll see you later. 599 00:27:07,567 --> 00:27:09,367 [Heather] While Phil heads to Paige's coordinates 600 00:27:09,367 --> 00:27:10,767 on the hunt for caves, 601 00:27:10,767 --> 00:27:12,266 I get back out on the loch, 602 00:27:12,266 --> 00:27:13,467 sailing to where Alan recorded 603 00:27:13,467 --> 00:27:15,467 the weird potential Nessie audio. 604 00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:18,200 I'll use the sound itself to see if I can perhaps 605 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:21,700 provoke whatever created it into making another noise. 606 00:27:23,166 --> 00:27:25,967 I connect our tablet to a wireless speaker, 607 00:27:25,967 --> 00:27:29,100 secure it in a dry bag weighed down with heavy rocks, 608 00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:30,800 and lower it into the loch. 609 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,867 Alan's weird sound will broadcast underwater 610 00:27:36,867 --> 00:27:38,166 on a continuous loop. 611 00:27:38,166 --> 00:27:39,600 [audio playing on loop] 612 00:27:42,667 --> 00:27:43,967 [Heather] After 20 minutes, 613 00:27:43,967 --> 00:27:44,867 I retrieve it. 614 00:27:44,867 --> 00:27:45,900 Can you hear us, Nessie? 615 00:27:45,900 --> 00:27:47,100 We've been talking to you. 616 00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:51,433 And then use the hydrophone to listen for any response. 617 00:28:01,967 --> 00:28:03,400 [Phil] As I head upstream, 618 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,300 the GPS coordinates take me away from the river, 619 00:28:06,300 --> 00:28:07,200 and I find myself 620 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,600 in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. 621 00:28:11,767 --> 00:28:13,266 So we just gained a bit of elevation 622 00:28:13,266 --> 00:28:15,600 moving away from that river. Now, 623 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,867 the GPS is telling me I've got to go back down. 624 00:28:18,867 --> 00:28:21,000 There should be a stream down there. 625 00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:22,200 Oh! 626 00:28:23,166 --> 00:28:25,433 Oh, I was afraid of that. Ooh! 627 00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:26,767 Ooh, that is steep. 628 00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:30,066 This is officially getting interesting, 629 00:28:30,066 --> 00:28:33,533 because any time you have running water 630 00:28:33,767 --> 00:28:34,834 and rocks, 631 00:28:35,300 --> 00:28:36,166 you get erosion, 632 00:28:36,166 --> 00:28:37,667 and you get an opportunity 633 00:28:37,667 --> 00:28:39,300 for a cave to form. 634 00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:41,367 So, I think we're in the right place. 635 00:28:41,367 --> 00:28:44,100 I've just got to find a way down there and not die. 636 00:28:44,867 --> 00:28:45,634 Let's move. 637 00:28:50,367 --> 00:28:52,233 This is really steep coming down. 638 00:28:52,567 --> 00:28:53,600 All right. [bleep]! 639 00:28:53,767 --> 00:28:55,033 [grunting] 640 00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:57,100 Oh! [grunts] 641 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:13,700 [grunts softly] 642 00:29:13,700 --> 00:29:15,000 I think that'll leave a mark. 643 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:16,000 Okay. 644 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:22,233 One more step. 645 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:23,700 Okay. 646 00:29:24,367 --> 00:29:26,433 Woo-hoo-hoo! We made it. 647 00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:28,233 Now, that 648 00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:30,033 is a beautiful stream. 649 00:29:32,767 --> 00:29:33,700 Oh. 650 00:29:36,166 --> 00:29:37,433 Okay, okay. 651 00:29:38,266 --> 00:29:39,500 Let's find those caves. 652 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:43,100 If there are caves that connect to the loch 653 00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:45,100 via underground tunnels... 654 00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:46,200 Got to be here. 655 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,200 ...this really could provide a plausible explanation 656 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,000 of how Nessie has remained hidden 657 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,300 for so many years. 658 00:29:53,367 --> 00:29:55,600 [grunts] 659 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:56,800 Oh, yeah. 660 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:57,700 Marine animals, 661 00:29:57,700 --> 00:30:00,300 including seals, dolphins, and whales, 662 00:30:00,300 --> 00:30:02,967 can use secluded breeding pools like this 663 00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:04,266 for protection. 664 00:30:04,266 --> 00:30:05,634 This is so slippery here. 665 00:30:06,367 --> 00:30:09,266 So I've brought with me an eDNA kit. 666 00:30:09,266 --> 00:30:10,467 This test will detect 667 00:30:10,467 --> 00:30:12,767 any DNA found in the environment, 668 00:30:12,767 --> 00:30:15,367 identifying the presence of any creatures, 669 00:30:15,367 --> 00:30:17,500 known or unknown. 670 00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:20,433 Oh... 671 00:30:20,967 --> 00:30:22,100 my goodness. 672 00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,200 I think we found it. 673 00:30:23,867 --> 00:30:25,400 I think we found it. 674 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,300 That, my friends, is a cave. 675 00:30:30,667 --> 00:30:33,266 I cautiously maneuver the slippery terrain, 676 00:30:33,266 --> 00:30:35,667 slowly making my way along the river 677 00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:37,600 to what looks like a cave. 678 00:30:39,767 --> 00:30:42,000 This must be what Paige was talking about. 679 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,567 Oh, my gosh. It's here. 680 00:30:43,567 --> 00:30:46,100 That looks like a cave beneath the water. 681 00:30:46,900 --> 00:30:48,800 She's right. It's pitch black. 682 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,233 How deep does that go? 683 00:30:51,667 --> 00:30:52,667 Little pools like this 684 00:30:52,667 --> 00:30:54,467 look like they go down forever. 685 00:30:54,467 --> 00:30:56,867 But because of all the peat in the water here, 686 00:30:56,867 --> 00:30:59,233 the thing that makes the loch so dark itself, 687 00:30:59,567 --> 00:31:00,500 it's hard to tell. 688 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,100 But I brought my syringes to take 689 00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:06,133 an eDNA test of the water. 690 00:31:07,667 --> 00:31:10,567 It's a way of collecting water and filtering 691 00:31:10,567 --> 00:31:12,266 all of the DNA that's in that water. 692 00:31:12,266 --> 00:31:14,967 The E in that stands for environmental. 693 00:31:14,967 --> 00:31:18,500 Every single known species around here will show up 694 00:31:18,500 --> 00:31:19,767 when we analyze it. 695 00:31:19,767 --> 00:31:21,867 Whether it's a salmon, whether it's an eel, 696 00:31:21,867 --> 00:31:23,900 or, you know, whether it's a Nessie. 697 00:31:28,767 --> 00:31:31,066 [Heather] After an hour and a half of monitoring, 698 00:31:31,066 --> 00:31:32,600 I hear nothing unusual. 699 00:31:33,867 --> 00:31:35,500 That is, until... 700 00:31:36,500 --> 00:31:38,834 [eerie sound on hydrophone] 701 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,133 [eerie sound continues] 702 00:31:44,166 --> 00:31:46,667 Oh, my God. What the hell was that? 703 00:31:46,667 --> 00:31:48,867 After capturing that incredible audio, 704 00:31:48,867 --> 00:31:50,667 I urgently need a way to search the area 705 00:31:50,667 --> 00:31:52,200 for whatever made it. 706 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,333 I race back to the dock to meet Phil... 707 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,166 who's now equipped with the ROV Josh sent us. 708 00:31:59,166 --> 00:32:00,700 I play the sound for him. 709 00:32:02,266 --> 00:32:05,300 [eerie sound on recording] 710 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,266 Sounds like a whale. 711 00:32:07,266 --> 00:32:08,467 What are we talking about? 712 00:32:08,467 --> 00:32:10,400 But what would a whale be doing in the loch? 713 00:32:12,667 --> 00:32:14,300 [Phil] I'll admit, that does sound 714 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:16,400 kind of like an animal communicating underwater. 715 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:17,767 Where did you get this recording? 716 00:32:17,767 --> 00:32:19,000 A couple of miles north of here. 717 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,400 I know exactly where it was. 718 00:32:22,900 --> 00:32:25,767 As we go full throttle back to where I recorded it, 719 00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:28,000 we need to get the ROV in the water fast 720 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,934 to see if what made that noise is still in the area. 721 00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:32,700 [Phil] Okay. 722 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:34,767 So, this is the Deep Trekker. 723 00:32:34,767 --> 00:32:37,000 It is rated up to 1,000-foot depth, 724 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,367 meaning we can literally 725 00:32:38,367 --> 00:32:41,000 get to the bottom of the loch. 726 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,867 -All right. Should we get in the water? -[Heather] Yeah. 727 00:32:42,867 --> 00:32:45,066 [Phil] Built to withstand depths of 1,000 feet, 728 00:32:45,066 --> 00:32:48,100 the Deep Trekker is fitted with a 4K camera 729 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:51,266 and a highly sensitive built-in imaging sonar 730 00:32:51,266 --> 00:32:52,967 with a 200-meter range. 731 00:32:52,967 --> 00:32:55,867 It also features 20,000-lumen floodlights 732 00:32:55,867 --> 00:32:57,367 to illuminate the murky waters 733 00:32:57,367 --> 00:32:58,867 of the bottom of the loch. 734 00:32:58,867 --> 00:33:01,433 Deep Trekker's in the water. We are going down. 735 00:33:08,567 --> 00:33:10,867 What we can see with our eyes here 736 00:33:10,867 --> 00:33:12,700 is obviously a little bit different 737 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:14,767 than what the sonar can see. 738 00:33:14,767 --> 00:33:17,967 It's amazing that this looks so murky, 739 00:33:17,967 --> 00:33:18,767 but we're still able to get, 740 00:33:18,767 --> 00:33:20,500 visually, some hits on the sonar. 741 00:33:20,500 --> 00:33:21,400 [Phil] Yeah. 742 00:33:23,567 --> 00:33:24,533 Whoa, there's something. 743 00:33:25,867 --> 00:33:27,200 Something's swimming there. 744 00:33:28,266 --> 00:33:29,400 First eel! 745 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,800 Apparently, this loch is full of eels. 746 00:33:34,166 --> 00:33:36,133 Okay, back down to the bottom here. 747 00:33:38,367 --> 00:33:39,333 What's that? 748 00:33:40,467 --> 00:33:41,433 You see it? 749 00:33:42,467 --> 00:33:44,066 -Ooh! -Yeah. Yeah. 750 00:33:44,066 --> 00:33:46,266 Yeah. Based on the scale, 751 00:33:46,266 --> 00:33:47,233 -that's huge. -How many feet? 752 00:33:47,767 --> 00:33:49,300 That is big. 753 00:33:49,300 --> 00:33:51,900 Keep the depth still so we can really look at it. 754 00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:53,800 -Okay, I'm gonna go down. -Okay. 755 00:33:54,667 --> 00:33:56,133 Slight... slight right. 756 00:33:58,967 --> 00:34:00,767 -[Phil] It's gone. -It's gone. 757 00:34:00,767 --> 00:34:02,867 -There was something there. -There was. 758 00:34:02,867 --> 00:34:04,300 -But we lost it. -[Phil] No. 759 00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:06,000 -No. Come on, come on. -[Heather] We lost it. 760 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,767 -No, I don't see it. -It's gotta be there. Okay, so, 761 00:34:07,767 --> 00:34:10,066 -I'm gonna go up and down to scan the sonar... -[exhales] 762 00:34:10,066 --> 00:34:11,867 ...because we're seeing far-- 763 00:34:11,867 --> 00:34:13,133 [exclaims] 764 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,734 I got it! I'm going straight at it. 765 00:34:17,767 --> 00:34:19,734 Going low, going low, going low, going low. 766 00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:24,266 Keep your eyes glued to that sonar. 767 00:34:24,266 --> 00:34:25,367 Forty meters. 768 00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:27,467 [Phil] I'm steering the ROV in the direction of it. 769 00:34:27,467 --> 00:34:28,867 [Heather] 35 meters. 770 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:30,400 [Phil] This thing is huge. 771 00:34:31,266 --> 00:34:32,066 [Heather] 30 meters. 772 00:34:32,867 --> 00:34:34,033 [Phil] Come on, come on, come on. 773 00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:36,200 [Heather] 25 meters. 774 00:34:36,667 --> 00:34:37,500 You see anything? 775 00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:39,700 [Phil] Getting closer! 776 00:34:41,300 --> 00:34:42,634 Fifteen meters. 777 00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:45,266 -What... -Look at it. Look, look, look, look, look. 778 00:34:45,266 --> 00:34:47,500 There's a huge cloud. 779 00:34:53,166 --> 00:34:56,600 The most recognizable photo of the Loch Ness monster 780 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:58,400 happens to be both the first 781 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,166 and the most controversial. 782 00:35:00,967 --> 00:35:02,367 This iconic shot 783 00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:04,967 was originally published in 1934 784 00:35:04,967 --> 00:35:06,800 in the Daily Mail newspaper. 785 00:35:07,567 --> 00:35:09,166 For 60 years, 786 00:35:09,166 --> 00:35:11,467 it stood as the strongest evidence 787 00:35:11,467 --> 00:35:13,033 that the monster was real. 788 00:35:13,867 --> 00:35:15,900 Then, in 1991, 789 00:35:15,900 --> 00:35:17,033 Christian Spurling, 790 00:35:17,033 --> 00:35:20,000 a former employee of the Mail back in the '30s, 791 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,900 admitted the shocking truth. 792 00:35:22,567 --> 00:35:24,600 The photo was a hoax. 793 00:35:25,367 --> 00:35:27,400 Christian explained he created it using 794 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,500 a toy submarine and forced perspective. 795 00:35:30,500 --> 00:35:31,667 His monster 796 00:35:31,667 --> 00:35:34,400 was actually only 14 inches high. 797 00:35:35,266 --> 00:35:37,166 In the years since, there have been many more 798 00:35:37,166 --> 00:35:40,467 Loch Ness monster photos proven to be fake. 799 00:35:40,467 --> 00:35:42,767 As any good Scotsman will tell you, 800 00:35:42,767 --> 00:35:45,567 just because some have taken liberties at the loch, 801 00:35:45,567 --> 00:35:48,367 it doesn't mean that Nessie isn't still out there 802 00:35:48,367 --> 00:35:50,000 waiting to be discovered. 803 00:35:54,934 --> 00:35:57,367 [Phil] There was a huge, huge dust cloud. 804 00:35:57,367 --> 00:35:59,934 Wow. Look how still everything is right now. 805 00:35:59,934 --> 00:36:02,667 It is not moving naturally from the water, 806 00:36:02,667 --> 00:36:04,867 meaning something must have stirred up 807 00:36:04,867 --> 00:36:06,467 the bottom of the lake right here. 808 00:36:06,467 --> 00:36:08,667 And also, it's gone. 809 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:10,100 It's not on the sonar. 810 00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:11,033 What would make that? 811 00:36:11,033 --> 00:36:13,467 I don't know. I mean, I guess conceivably, 812 00:36:13,467 --> 00:36:14,934 it could just be a big fish 813 00:36:14,934 --> 00:36:17,767 that was hunting down there and it kicked it all up. 814 00:36:17,767 --> 00:36:19,867 But the whole reason we went here 815 00:36:19,867 --> 00:36:22,233 was that strange sound on the hydrophone. 816 00:36:22,233 --> 00:36:24,033 Right in this spot. 817 00:36:24,033 --> 00:36:25,333 [Phil] Look at the depth right here. 818 00:36:25,333 --> 00:36:26,467 About 15 meters. 819 00:36:26,467 --> 00:36:28,567 I can dive that. 820 00:36:28,567 --> 00:36:30,467 I'm gonna get my diving gear, I'm gonna get in. 821 00:36:30,467 --> 00:36:32,000 Hand over the controls to you. 822 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,200 -I'll gear up. -[Heather] Okay. 823 00:36:33,567 --> 00:36:34,734 Come on, Nessie. 824 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:45,767 [Phil] Okay, I'm now descending. 825 00:36:45,767 --> 00:36:47,734 Copy that. Just be careful when you're going down. 826 00:36:49,934 --> 00:36:52,300 [Phil speaking] 827 00:36:53,467 --> 00:36:54,734 [laughs] 828 00:37:01,166 --> 00:37:02,233 [Phil speaking] 829 00:37:07,166 --> 00:37:08,600 [Heather speaking] 830 00:37:12,133 --> 00:37:13,500 What are you seeing down there? 831 00:37:14,767 --> 00:37:17,667 [Phil speaking] 832 00:37:17,667 --> 00:37:19,634 Copy that. Keep your eyes peeled. 833 00:37:20,567 --> 00:37:22,800 [Phil speaking] 834 00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:38,000 [Heather speaking] 835 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:39,400 We're not even on the edge of the loch. 836 00:37:40,166 --> 00:37:42,000 [Phil speaking] 837 00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:49,734 [Heather speaking] 838 00:37:51,266 --> 00:37:52,033 Keep to the side of the trench 839 00:37:52,033 --> 00:37:53,700 and don't lose your orientation. 840 00:37:57,333 --> 00:37:59,967 [Heather speaking] 841 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:01,567 [Phil speaking] 842 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:14,467 Whoa, whoa! 843 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:15,867 [Heather speaking] 844 00:38:17,133 --> 00:38:18,133 Phil? 845 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:22,166 [Heather speaking] 846 00:38:24,834 --> 00:38:26,200 [Phil speaking] 847 00:38:28,667 --> 00:38:29,867 What do you mean, something? 848 00:38:29,867 --> 00:38:31,000 [Phil speaking] 849 00:38:34,934 --> 00:38:36,266 [Heather] It's not on the sonar. 850 00:38:37,467 --> 00:38:39,634 I'm not seeing anything on the ROV either. 851 00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:43,600 [Phil speaking] 852 00:38:51,233 --> 00:38:53,467 [Heather speaking] 853 00:38:55,033 --> 00:38:57,667 [Josh] My team scoured the length, breadth, 854 00:38:57,667 --> 00:38:59,333 and depth of Loch Ness 855 00:38:59,333 --> 00:39:01,734 on the hunt for its eponymous monster. 856 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:06,767 We came to investigate the extraordinary photos 857 00:39:06,767 --> 00:39:08,467 that Chie Kelly captured. 858 00:39:08,467 --> 00:39:11,867 Fascinatingly, we were unable to debunk them. 859 00:39:11,867 --> 00:39:13,467 [Phil speaking] 860 00:39:14,367 --> 00:39:16,266 [Josh] Whatever it was she photographed, 861 00:39:16,266 --> 00:39:19,600 it was certainly something extremely unusual. 862 00:39:21,867 --> 00:39:24,166 Phil was unable to determine if there were 863 00:39:24,166 --> 00:39:27,233 secret Nessie caves along the River Foyers. 864 00:39:27,233 --> 00:39:29,467 But he did take an eDNA sample 865 00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:32,100 to discover what was in its waters. 866 00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:34,133 The results came back with matches 867 00:39:34,133 --> 00:39:35,967 for various fish, including sturgeon, 868 00:39:35,967 --> 00:39:38,033 trout, and lamprey. 869 00:39:38,033 --> 00:39:39,667 But curiously, there was also 870 00:39:39,667 --> 00:39:42,734 a match for what was termed unexpected. 871 00:39:42,734 --> 00:39:45,867 We were informed this could just be a sampling glitch, 872 00:39:45,867 --> 00:39:49,467 or it could indicate uncatalogued DNA. 873 00:39:52,467 --> 00:39:55,200 [eerie sound on hydrophone] 874 00:39:56,133 --> 00:39:58,266 Oh, my God! What the hell was that? 875 00:39:58,266 --> 00:40:00,266 [Josh] We sent Heather's hydrophone recordings 876 00:40:00,266 --> 00:40:02,767 to marine biologists for analysis. 877 00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:05,433 They agreed the sound was not man-made, 878 00:40:05,433 --> 00:40:07,500 but said it was most likely methane 879 00:40:07,500 --> 00:40:10,200 released by the loch's ancient sediments. 880 00:40:11,867 --> 00:40:13,567 [Phil speaking] 881 00:40:13,567 --> 00:40:15,333 [Josh] We commissioned a sonar scan 882 00:40:15,333 --> 00:40:16,567 of the so-called trench 883 00:40:16,567 --> 00:40:18,567 Phil spotted while scuba diving. 884 00:40:18,567 --> 00:40:21,133 It turned out to not be a trench at all, 885 00:40:21,133 --> 00:40:24,600 but rather a typical 30-foot underwater shelf. 886 00:40:25,367 --> 00:40:26,867 [Phil] Okay. 887 00:40:26,867 --> 00:40:29,467 But that's not to say the mission was a bust. 888 00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:32,100 The sonar readings recorded from the ROV 889 00:40:32,100 --> 00:40:33,767 right before that dive 890 00:40:33,767 --> 00:40:35,667 proved very intriguing. 891 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:36,367 [Phil] What's that? 892 00:40:36,367 --> 00:40:38,000 -Ooh. -Yeah. 893 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,567 [Josh] Analyzing the raw data, 894 00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:42,600 it appears the team was chasing an aquatic creature. 895 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:44,367 And it was big, 896 00:40:44,367 --> 00:40:46,600 over 20 feet long. 897 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,734 Perhaps it was a large undiscovered Wels catfish, 898 00:40:49,734 --> 00:40:52,600 as others have theorized in the past. 899 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:54,467 Or could it have been something 900 00:40:54,467 --> 00:40:56,667 even more extraordinary? 901 00:40:56,667 --> 00:40:58,100 The question remains, 902 00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:00,367 is the Loch Ness monster real? 903 00:41:00,367 --> 00:41:03,133 Our evidence only deepens the mystery. 904 00:41:03,133 --> 00:41:05,233 But I wouldn't write Nessie off. 905 00:41:05,233 --> 00:41:08,567 After all, that loch is vast and deep. 906 00:41:08,567 --> 00:41:11,367 So keep those cameras pointed at the water. 907 00:41:11,367 --> 00:41:12,567 Perhaps one day soon, 908 00:41:12,567 --> 00:41:15,367 Nessie will be ready for her close-up. 909 00:41:15,367 --> 00:41:17,033 Oh, and speaking of close-ups, 910 00:41:17,033 --> 00:41:19,700 we did finally get Phil into a kilt. 911 00:41:20,433 --> 00:41:21,967 [sighs] I mean... 912 00:41:21,967 --> 00:41:24,133 [Josh] Just don't look too closely. 913 00:41:24,133 --> 00:41:26,367 -Feels great. Okay. -Whoa! Too much. 914 00:41:26,367 --> 00:41:28,133 -Too much. -Forgot about the wind. 915 00:41:28,133 --> 00:41:29,467 [Heather laughs]