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[Heather] Oh, my God.
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[Phil] I heard that splash.
Did you see something
over there?
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[Josh] On this episode
of Expedition X...
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-Something's swimming there.
-[Heather] Look, there.
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[Phil] I got it.
Going straight at it.
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[Josh] ...we're joined by
special guest, Rhys Darby...
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I didn't think I would
ever see some evidence
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that made me think
it actually is real.
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[Josh] ...to investigate
the world's
most-famous cryptid.
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As Heather and Phil
dive deep on the tail
of the Loch Ness monster...
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-What's that? Yeah.
That is big.
-Ooh.
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[Josh] ...with shocking
new evidence.
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Is the most iconic monster
of them all
about to be discovered?
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[Phil] Oh, wow.
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[Heather] Phil, you okay?
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[Phil] I think I saw something
out of the corner of my eye
and it wasn't small.
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-[vibration noise on radio]
-[bleep]
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[Phil] Oh, my God.
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[Josh] Okay, I'm gonna skip
the usual game
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where I make you guess
what we're investigating.
I am too excited.
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We are going after
the Loch Ness monster.
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-Nessie?
-No way.
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-[Josh] Yes.
-Are you serious?
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Wait a second. Why now?
Did you run out of scotch?
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I am absolutely serious.
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And don't even joke
about running out of booze.
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And the reason we are
investigating this now
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is that maybe the most
compelling piece of evidence
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of Nessie's existence
just came to light.
Look at this.
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This is a sequence
of more than 70 photos
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that were snapped at the loch
by an amateur photographer,
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and they clearly show
what look like
these dark humps
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coming to the surface
and then submerging again.
Look at this!
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-[Heather] Am I looking
at Nessie?
-[Josh] You might be.
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[Josh] Phil, you tell me.
What is this?
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[Phil] I mean, I would love
to be able to debunk
that right now
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but I I don't know.
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The way it undulates,
it could be.
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There's humps clearly
coming out of the water.
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[Josh] Absolutely.
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[Phil] Wow.
And it's moving quick.
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There is something there,
and there is more, much more.
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This is just the latest piece
of evidence
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in a century-long search
for this monster
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that has been equal parts
compelling and controversial.
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The first recorded sighting
of a monstrous creature
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in Scotland's river Ness
dates back to 565 BC,
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when St. Columba,
an Irish missionary,
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was said to have
stopped the beast
from attacking a swimmer...
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...banishing it downriver
to the loch
by the power of God.
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Local folklore kept the legend
of the monster alive
for centuries
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until documented reports
began regularly emerging
in the 1800s,
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including a diver in 1880,
who claimed to see a creature
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resembling a huge frog
staring up at him
from the lochs deepest depths.
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Perched on the edge
of the wilderness
in the Scottish Highlands,
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the 23-mile-long,
750-foot-deep Loch Ness
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remained hard to access
until 1933,
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when a major road was created
along its north shore.
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As soon as the road opened,
sightings began to pour in.
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In 1933, a hotel worker
and her husband
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reported seeing
a huge black whale-like beast
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rolling and plunging
on the surface of the loch,
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creating waves big enough
to be caused by a steamship.
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In April 1934,
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a photograph was taken
that instantly
catapulted Nessie
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to become the world's
most iconic cryptid.
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The so-called surgeon's photo
seemingly shows
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a long-necked monster
prowling the loch.
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And while the photo was
later debunked as a hoax,
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it did nothing
to diminish the belief
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that Nessie was perhaps
a dinosaur that had somehow
survived extinction,
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a plesiosaur, to be exact.
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After decades
of further sightings,
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in 1962, the Loch Ness
Phenomena Investigation Bureau
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was founded
by the UK government
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to collect scientific data
and footage of the monster.
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It disbanded 10 years later
with no conclusive proof
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for or against
Nessie's existence.
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But evidence
continues to emerge
right up to the present day.
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In 2020,
a fishing boat's sonar
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registered a 33-foot-long
mysterious shape
557 feet down.
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And now comes
what is potentially
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the most extraordinary
evidence yet,
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a series of images
taken by photographer,
Chie Kelly,
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which capture what seems to be
a huge creature
moving through the loch.
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Remarkably, despite global
scientific scrutiny,
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these photos
have not been debunked.
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Is the Loch Ness monster real?
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And is it finally ready
to be discovered?
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And here we are with the man
who broke this evidence
to the world,
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actor, comedian,
monster enthusiast.
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-Yes.
-Rhys Darby.
Good to see you, man.
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Thank you.
And thanks for having me.
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Of course. The last time
I spoke to you,
we were in this very room...
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-Mmm-hmm.
-...and I was amazed,
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first of all, by your,
uh, impressions
of old creaky doors.
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[mimics door creaking]
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-It's staggering.
-[mimics bird cawing]
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Always a bird.
There's always a bird
trapped inside.
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And also, I was amazed
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by your genuine passion
for cryptozoology
and for the unexplained.
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-It's my thing.
-You love this stuff.
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-I love it.
-When did you first
get into this kind of stuff?
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-When you were a kid?
-Definitely, about
the age of eight.
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Monsters, UFOs, ghosts.
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What about Nessie?
When did you get into Nessie?
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Every year,
the Nessie phenomenon
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is the only one
out of all the cryptids,
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now and again, when it's like
drying up a little bit,
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there's a... [vocalizes],
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and then all of a sudden
something... the ripples
come up,
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and there's a great photo,
or there's a sonar,
or a radar image.
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It's... What is it?
Is it an ancient dinosaur?
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And it didn't make sense
that there was one
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-that lived forever. [laughs]
-Right.
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-That is... That is the tricky
thing about Nessie.
-We don't think about that.
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-You really need Nessies.
-[Rhys] Yeah. Yes, absolutely.
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-That's the $100 question.
-[Josh] Right.
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-Yeah.
-And probably
a bit more than that.
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-Probably worth at least
a few thousand.
-[Heather chuckles]
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Thankfully, these photos
that Chie Kelly took
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were high-def
and they were on sports mode.
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There was a lot of them,
and then gave them
to Steve Feltham.
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He's the legendary
Loch Ness hunter.
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-Been there for 30 plus years.
-[Phil] Wow.
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And Steve gave the footage
to my podcast,
The Cryptid Factor
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because "Buttons" Kirkbeck,
who works on my team,
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is an amazing video
and audio analyst.
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Three days later,
after no sleep,
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he came up with the results,
and we shocked the world.
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How many times have you
watched this footage?
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-I'm watching it
right now. Wow.
-[Phil] Yeah.
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-[all laughing]
-Pause it. Oh, that is good.
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-That is good.
-Yep.
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I didn't think I would
ever see some evidence
that made me think,
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-"Oh, gosh,
it actually is real."
-Right.
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[Rhys] And this
is the first time
I've seen that.
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And there's been hoaxes
and what have you.
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It's hard not to look
at those images
and be drawn in...
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-[Rhys] Yeah.
-...by the question
of "What if?"
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-Yeah.
-Is that some unknown,
huge, unknown creature?
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-Yeah.
-Yes.
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-Heather says yes.
-[Rhys] Yes.
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-Phil, you'll learn quickly
is our resident joy kill here.
-[Rhys] Okay.
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He... he probably
is not convinced.
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But even you have to admit,
those photos
are very compelling.
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They're really compelling.
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It does look like
a big animal in there.
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But it could just be something
that we we do already know.
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And there is precedent
for these large
marine species,
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something like
a Greenland shark,
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something like a dolphin,
something like a seal
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to be able to enter a lake
and live there
for a long time.
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Except what we have
in this footage,
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it's indefinable.
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-It feels alien
for a lack of a better word.
-[Rhys] Yes.
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Honestly, I think you guys
should get out there.
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Okay. I can connect you
with Steve Feltham.
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You'll be the first team
to get out to the exact area
where this was taken
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since the evidence dropped.
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We've got something
special here and I think
you need to find it.
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-It's exciting.
-This is
a bucket-list investigation.
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-I mean, I can't wait
to get out there.
-Let's do it.
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Well, I couldn't have said it
better myself.
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You guys have
your marching orders.
Head out to Loch Ness.
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See if you can separate
fact from fiction
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and get to the bottom
of this new evidence.
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And since you're gonna be
in Scotland, Phil,
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you should probably
wear a kilt.
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-I'm not doing that.
-Oh, come on.
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-You ever wear a kilt?
-Oh, yeah.
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-It's great, right?
It's breezy.
-I love it.
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-Nothing underneath.
-Yeah.
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We'll see. We'll see.
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-[mimics Scottish accent]
Okay.
-[laughs]
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[Josh] It's an
eight-hour flight
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from New York
to Inverness, Scotland.
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Then, Phil and Heather
make the 30-minute drive
along the River Ness
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to Dores Beach
on the northern end
of the loch,
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to meet with top Nessie
researcher, Steve Feltham.
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[Phil] Okay, well, beautiful
Scottish countryside.
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That is beautiful.
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[Phil] But it is way more
remote out here than I thought
it was gonna be.
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-Do you know what
we should do?
-What?
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-We should listen
to bagpipe music.
-Oh, yeah.
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-Ready?
-Ready.
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-[bagpipes playing]
-Now we're talking.
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-[Heather]When in Scotland...
-[Phil] Twenty-three
mile lake.
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I imagine once we see it,
you can't miss it.
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It is a huge lake.
It is extremely deep.
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A lot of places
for things to hide.
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I'm feeling lucky.
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-You know what I'm feeling?
-[Heather] What?
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-I'm feeling lochy.
-[laughs]
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[Phil] Is that it?
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-Oh, my gosh, yeah.
-The distance down there.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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-[Phil] There it is.
-[Heather] We're here.
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[Phil] Loch Ness. Ooh.
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I'm guessing that guy
down at the end of the beach
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with that giant
spotting binoculars,
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-it's got to be Steve.
-[Heather] Definitely.
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[Phil] Steve Feltham
is a Nessie researcher
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who's been living
on Dores Beach,
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and searching
for the Loch Ness monster
for over 30 years.
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He holds
the Guinness World Record
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for the longest
continuous vigil
in the search for Nessie.
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Hey, Steve, I'm Phil.
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Hi, Phil, nice to meet you.
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-Good to meet you.
-[Heather] Heather.
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-Hi there.
-Nice to meet you, Steve.
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Anything out there today?
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Not so far.
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But you've been watching
this lake for how long now?
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Thirty-three years, full time.
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-Thirty-three years.
-Yeah. Mmm.
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And how many times
have you seen it?
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In the first year,
I saw something,
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as if a torpedo shot through
the water.
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Waves this high
all going that way.
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So something
was just below the surface,
pushing through.
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How fast?
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Pretty fast.
Less than 10 seconds.
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This thing just went
boff, boff, boff, boff,
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as it hit each oncoming wave.
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Just a white spray,
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And I just froze
and pointed at it.
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And then it was gone.
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-So, we've seen these amazing
photographs that Chie took.
-Yeah. Yeah.
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Where did she take
those pictures?
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Just here on Dores Beach.
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She'd been
for something to eat
with her husband
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in The Dores Inn.
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They came out for a walk
along the beach,
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and just out here,
only 200 meters
from the shore,
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she became aware
of a disturbance going on.
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She had a very good camera
with her.
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She set it to sports mode
so it would take a succession
of pictures.
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And in total,
over three minutes
she took 71 images.
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Normally, if we get
a sighting here,
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people take one
or two photographs.
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Historically, they're normally
grainy and out of focus,
243
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and normally,
I can explain it.
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But those, I looked at them
and I thought,
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"That really does
defy explanation."
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So, have people
analyzed these images
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to give theories
on what else it may be?
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The theory is that
it's the bubbles caused
by a couple of divers.
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[Phil] Did she see any divers
active on that day?
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-[Steve] Very much not.
-[Phil] No boats came by
to pick them up.
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No. No.
252
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Is there any other recent
evidence that stands out
to you?
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Yeah, very much.
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In fact, the piece of evidence
that eclipses this
in the quality
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was taken by Ronald Mackenzie.
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He drives a pleasure boat
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that comes out
of Fort Augustus
on hour-long trips.
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He's been doing it
for 40 years.
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He's got state of the art
sonar equipment on there,
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and as he turned,
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it went across the middle
of Loch Ness
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His sonar picked up
this single target.
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-This one right here.
-That one right there.
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[Phil] That is amazing.
265
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Yeah. It's like a bathtub.
266
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The sides com
straight down like that.
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So it's totally flat-bottomed.
268
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[Heather] The depth of water
where this anomaly
was captured
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is 189 meters, or 620 feet.
270
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Using the sonar data scale,
we can estimate
the object's depth
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to be approximately
557 feet down
and 33 feet long.
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[Steve] That's massive.
273
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So that to me,
is the absolutely best piece
of evidence
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I've ever seen from here
of a big animal swimming about
in these waters.
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[Phil] So,
after all these years,
you do still think
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there is something
big out there
waiting to be discovered.
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I am absolutely
convinced, yes.
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This is probably
the world's greatest mystery.
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Thank you for all the
information you've given us.
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We will keep our eyes
on the lake
and see what we find.
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If you can find
an explanation, let me know.
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Do what we can.
All right, Steve,
appreciate it.
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[Heather] Now that we know
the exact location of Nessie's
most recent sighting,
284
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Phil is heading out
to the same orange
and white buoys
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we saw in Chie's photos.
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Some believe
what Chie photographed
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was just scuba divers
and their bubbles.
288
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So we plan to put that theory
to the test.
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While Phil dives
near the buoys,
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I'll be on shore
with my camera
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in the exact same location
Chie was when she
took her photos.
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[Phil] Okay, Heather,
I'm at the buoy.
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I'll get my dry suit on.
294
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Let me suit up
and get in the water
and blow some bubbles.
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Can't wait to see
what you see.
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Okay, let's get suited up.
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Okay, put away the walkie.
298
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Once I'm in the water,
we'll switch to water comms.
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-Copy?
-[Heather] Copy that.
300
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Say hi to Nessie for me.
301
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[Phil speaking]
302
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Phil, how's it looking
down there?
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[Phil speaking]
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[Heather speaking]
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Or a loch monster.
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Be safe out there.
307
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[Phil speaking]
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[Heather speaking]
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I mean, the spacing
is completely different here.
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I'm seeing constant bubbles,
311
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and with Chie's pictures,
there are gaps.
312
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-[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
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which is exciting because
that means we might have
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real images of Nessie.
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I got the shots.
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[Phil speaking]
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[Heather] Hey, Mr. Mermaid.
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Let me see how these bubbles
turned out.
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-That's the buoy.
That's your bubbles.
-[Phil] Yep.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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00:18:47,166 --> 00:18:49,266
I mean, look how deep
we are already.
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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
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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]