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[josh] on this episode,
expedition x journeys
to a remote lake
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In the last frontier, alaska
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[jessica cheering]
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[josh] jess and phil
investigate new reports
of an aquatic beast
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Believed to inhabit
these waters.
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How big do you suspect
this creature is?
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Up to over 50 feet.
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She looks at me
and looks back at the lake
and says,
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"what the f is that?"
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-Nobody has ever laid eyes
on this.
-[jessica] mmm-hmm.
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[phil] ever.
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[josh] now, my team
is launching an arsenal
of modern technology...
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[phil] all right. Going in.
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[josh]
...To get to the bottom...
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[phil] tons of salmon
right there.
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[josh] ...Of what lurks
in the frigid depths.
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Hang on!
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It's getting really murky
down there.
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[jessica] what's this,
what's this?
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-Oh, my god!
-Oh, [bleep].
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That's big, that's dark.
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What is that?
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[josh reading]
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My name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced
strange things
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That defy logic and made me
question everything.
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Oh, my god.
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Now, I've put together a tea
to investigate
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The stranger side
of the unknown.
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Let's go.
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[josh] phil torres
is a scientist
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Who hunts for
rational explanations.
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[phil speaking]
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[josh] jessica chobot's
paranormal research has
made her a true believer.
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If you're here with us,
knock again.
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[josh] together,
we're searching for answers.
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[phil] what is happening her
jess?
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[josh] ...To the world's mos
extraordinary mysteries.
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This is expedition x.
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All right, phil, jess,
for your next investigation,
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I am sending you to a place
that is as remote as it gets.
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-Uh-oh.
-I like the sound of this.
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In fact, it is so remote
and so wild that you are
probably going to need this.
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And you know what?
Maybe even this.
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Bear spray, huh?
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-That is a lot of bear spray.
-[josh] sure is.
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That's because there are
a lot of bears there.
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In fact, it's home
to the largest brown bear
population on earth
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And not coincidentally,
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The largest red salmon
population on earth.
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Ooh, I think I got this one,
jess.
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-We're going to alaska.
-[josh] that's right.
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We're going to alaska!
That is actually pretty cool.
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I'm actually surprised
that it took you this long
to send us there,
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Because it is like a magnet
for the unexplained.
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It's true.
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There's a lot of weird
stories in alaska,
but in this particular case,
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We're talking about something
that many native alaskans
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And in fact some scientists
even insist
is absolutely real.
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A large, unidentified creature
that supposedly lives
in a 1,000-foot deep lake.
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[josh]
iliamna is the largest lake
in the last frontier,
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Sitting in southern alaska
and connected
to the bering sea.
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It has been a life source
to the indigenous people
living along its shores
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For nearly 10,000 years,
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Providing food
and allowing them
to build an economy
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Around the abundant salmon.
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But for generations,
the alaska natives
have claimed
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There's more than just fish
swimming in iliamna.
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Local tlingit legends descri
a 30-foot aquatic beast
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With a wolf-like head
and razor sharp teeth.
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They call it the gonakadet.
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To the aleut people,
it is known as the jig-ik-na
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An aggressive predator
that stalks
these frigid waters,
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Hunting its prey.
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-[groans]
-[josh] be it animal or huma
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Local lore says the creatur
attacks fishermen,
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Specifically targeting
boats painted red.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[josh] in the 1940s,
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With increased airplane
traffic over alaska,
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Comes a dramatic surge
in sightings by bush pilots
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Of a dark-colored
oversized beast in the lake
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In 1963,
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A biologist from alaska fis
and game spots
what he describes
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As a 30-foot long creature,
cruising below the surface.
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In that same decade,
nasa astronauts report
similar sightings
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While conducting
training flights
around the lake.
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By 1980,
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Reports of a mystery creatur
up to 50 feet long
becomes so prevalent
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That an anchorage newspaper
offers a $100,000 reward
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For solid proof
of the iliamna lake monster
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The reward never pays out,
but the reports persist.
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Now, a spate of
recent sightings
has attracted the attention
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Of the state's
fisheries commission.
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The office keeps an open fil
to document the reports,
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And two biologists
are so convinced
there's a unique species her
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They've started
their own investigation
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And believe they're close
to solving the mystery.
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So does that reward
still stand,
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'cause I'll split it
with you?
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60, 20, 20. Right?
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I said you, josh.
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All right. Cool. Sure. 60-40.
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-You watch yourself, jess.
-What?
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[josh] so what do you guys
think?
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Well, I think that legends
like this always
come from truth,
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And this is a perfect example.
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A lot of eyewitnesses
have seen this over
a long period of time,
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So it's not a matter of
if there's something living
in this lake,
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It's a matter of us going
out there and finding it.
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I agree with you there, jess.
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I think there's something
in the lake,
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But that doesn't mean
that something
is a lake monster.
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It could be an overgrown fish.
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It could be a school of fish
that come up to the surface.
We don't know.
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But that's also why I think
it's kind of awesome
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That there's a team
of scientists there,
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Dedicating energy
to try to solve this.
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Well, I'm glad you feel
that way,
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Because you're going to be
joining forces
with those scientists.
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They are up at the lake
right now doing research,
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Trying to figure out
what this thing is,
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And they have a limited window
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Because lake iliamna
freezes over in the winter.
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Now they've been using
stationary underwater cameras.
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What they don't have
is an rov.
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So we're going to help them
with that.
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Hopefully the ability
to maneuver around underwater
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And get real-time video back
might give us a breakthrough.
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Awesome.
I'm all over that rov.
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-Video game
geek gets to drive.
-Yes.
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[phil] no complaints there.
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[josh] so the mission
is simple.
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Get to iliamna lake
and figure out
what people are seeing.
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Could this be some sort
of uncatalogued species
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That natives have been
witnessing for generations?
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Or is this simply a case
of misidentification
of a known animal?
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We're going to find
the lake monster.
I feel it in my bones.
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-I like the confidence, jess.
-[jessica] thank you.
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I like the confidence.
Also, don't get eaten
by a bear.
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-Oh, hold onto these.
-Good luck.
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[josh]
phil and jess fly nearly
3,400 miles
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To alaska's largest city,
anchorage.
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There, they connect with
local pilot tim la porte,
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Who's been transporting
passengers and supplies
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To and from iliamna
for 45 years
in his fleet of pc-12s.
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To travel more nimbly
to this remote location
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And to stay under
our aircraft's strict
2,500-pound weight limit,
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We've downsized the gear
and the crew.
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[tim] hope everybody
had a light breakfast.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[phil speaking]
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-[tim speaking]
-[laughs]
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[phil speaking]
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[jessica speaking]
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[josh] alaska roads
will only take you so far
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Over this rugged
undeveloped landscape.
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So this small plane will car
our intrepid adventurers
the remaining 200 miles
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To iliamna on their hunt
for a monster.
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[phil speaking]
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[tim speaking]
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[jessica speaking]
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[tim speaking]
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[phil speaking]
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[tim speaking]
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[phil speaking]
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[tim speaking]
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[jessica speaking]
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[josh] situated on
the alaska peninsula,
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Iliamna lake is 77 miles lon
and 22 miles across
at its widest point.
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The 1,000-square-mile lake
connects to bristol bay
and the bering sea.
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The average depth
is around 150 feet,
but in some spots,
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It gets down
to a thousand feet,
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Water deep enough
to submerge the eiffel tower
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[phil speaking]
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[tim speaking]
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[josh] phil and jess land
at the iliamna airport
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And hop on the ground
transportation
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I've lined up to get them
across the village.
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[engines revving]
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[adventurous music playing]
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[josh] around here,
cars are scarce and the road
are just a little bumpy.
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[jessica cheering]
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[phil] living in alaska mean
sharing your backyard
with moose,
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Caribou and wolves,
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Not to mention the brown bea
that greatly
outnumber humans here.
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[jessica] it's pretty
beautiful back here.
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[phil] yeah, it is.
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[phil] at iliamna,
the power ratio is clear.
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Nature rules,
people just try to survive.
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And if we get hurt out here
we're on our own.
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[josh] I've arranged
for phil and jess
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To meet bruce wright
and mark stigar
at their base of operations
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They're a pair of real-life
captain ahabs, hell-bent on
finding their white whale
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Or, in this case,
their dark lake monster.
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Bruce was a biologist
with alaska fish and game
and continues to study
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The state's
ecological habitats.
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Mark has a degree
in wildlife biology
and is a retired colonel
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And former chief
aviation officer
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For the alaska army
national guard.
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Nice to meet a fellow
biologist.
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Interested to see
what you guys
can teach us about
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Whatever's out there
in the lake.
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How big do you suspect
this creature is?
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Well, there's... There's lots
of different reports,
I mean, up to over 50 feet.
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[jessica] that's crazy.
What would something
like that even eat?
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We have five million
sockeye salmon
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That come up to the lake
on an average year,
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And each of the females lays
2,000 to 5,000 eggs.
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So now you're looking
at maybe five, six billion
salmon in the lake rearing,
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And we know we have
northern pike,
burbot, lake trout,
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All these other predatory fish
out there.
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[jessica] meaning there's
plenty of fish here
to sustain a monster.
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So you're saying there's
a top predator in the water
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And we don't know
what it is yet.
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-We first started off trying
to catch this thing.
-[jessica] mmm-hmm.
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[bruce] we thought,
"well, if we catch it,
we would know."
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And we would set down
up to 15 hooks, we were using
a 38-pound anchor
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And we'd put it on the bottom,
baited with
a full salmon head.
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We had planned to only
leave it out overnight,
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But due to the weather,
couldn't get back to it.
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When we did come back to it
as I was slowly coming in
to retrieve the line,
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I noticed that the line
was not going out the same w
that we had put it out.
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And it actually had
moved quite a bit.
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And we started pulling
the lineup, and the line wa
just totally tangled up.
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Several of the hooks are gon
and of the 14 fish heads,
ten of them were gone.
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And the 38-pound anchor
was dragged 50 yards.
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-[jessica] oh, wow.
-So...
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-So this thing is strong.
-Yeah.
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So at that point,
I absolutely knew there was
something in this lake.
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[jessica] so then
what do you think it is?
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[mark] I'm not sure
what it is.
234
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There's large shark predators
out there.
One is the seals.
235
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We know there's
freshwater seals
236
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That live
in the lake year-round.
237
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I think that's something else.
238
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[phil] I mean,
seals are marine mammals.
239
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That, to me, says that
there's something unique
about this lake.
240
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If the seal
is a resident here,
241
00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:40,959
And essentially shouldn't be
based on the biology we know
242
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Of seals around the world,
what else could be
a resident here
243
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That shouldn't be here?
244
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A lot of unknowns up here.
245
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[jessica] our plan is to hea
towards the eastern side
of the lake,
246
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Where mark says something
sizable destroyed
his bait system.
247
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Locals say the monster
is aggressive and territoria
248
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So maybe whatever
attacked their rig
could still be in the area.
249
00:13:08,822 --> 00:13:12,824
Summer in southern alaska
brings about 19 hours
of daylight,
250
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And even when the sun sets,
it'll remain low in the sky
251
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That should give us a lot
of extra light
for this investigation.
252
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[mark]
we did a recon a few days ago,
253
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We saw some targets
on our acoustic gear
that were really intriguing.
254
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We're trying to decipher
if they were salmon or
if they were something bigger.
255
00:13:35,916 --> 00:13:37,448
[phil] sure,
a tightly grouped school
256
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Of fish could look like
one large mass on the sonar
257
00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:45,123
But with some reports claimi
the mystery creature is
upwards of 50 feet long,
258
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The first place my biologis
brain goes is whale.
259
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Whales can reach that length
but this is a freshwater lak
260
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Even if a whale could surviv
in fresh water,
261
00:13:55,702 --> 00:13:58,036
Could it get here
from the bering sea?
262
00:13:58,137 --> 00:14:01,139
People have claimed
to see beluga whales
in iliamna.
263
00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:03,575
Now they don't grow much
past 15 feet.
264
00:14:03,577 --> 00:14:10,915
But if a beluga could someho
find its way here and surviv
maybe a larger whale can, to
265
00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:14,953
So this is close to where tim,
our pilot, saw it as well.
266
00:14:17,424 --> 00:14:18,523
Getting close.
267
00:14:18,525 --> 00:14:20,325
Little bit of a hotspot
for all the sightings.
268
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[jessica]
the first thing overboard
269
00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:28,333
Is going to be bruce
and mark's camera trap.
270
00:14:28,434 --> 00:14:33,204
We attach a waterproof camer
to this baited metal cage
and then tie a buoy to it.
271
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If anything swims
this way looking for a meal
272
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The camera should
capture images
273
00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,478
That we'll be able to retrie
from the memory card.
274
00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:41,813
All right, well,
let's grab the rov.
275
00:14:41,815 --> 00:14:44,716
[jessica] but the rov
is the main event.
276
00:14:44,718 --> 00:14:47,952
It's got an onboard 4k
ultra high definition camer
277
00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:52,123
And a row of led lights
to help us see
in the murky waters.
278
00:14:52,125 --> 00:14:54,359
This will be the first time
anyone has used
279
00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:57,729
This tech in these waters
to search for the creature.
280
00:14:57,731 --> 00:15:01,799
And bruce believes
it's just the tool he needs
to finally get a visual on I
281
00:15:05,338 --> 00:15:07,005
[phil] that's a good view.
282
00:15:07,007 --> 00:15:09,807
All the sediments we're seei
in the water, that's plankto
283
00:15:09,809 --> 00:15:13,311
All of this is phytoplankton,
it's algae.
284
00:15:13,446 --> 00:15:15,813
That's why this thing
is so productive, this lake.
285
00:15:18,218 --> 00:15:21,519
[phil] holy [bleep],
look at all those fish.
Well, that's a good sign.
286
00:15:21,521 --> 00:15:23,054
[jessica]
that's a very good sign.
287
00:15:23,056 --> 00:15:25,423
[phil] where there's fish,
there's something
that eats fish.
288
00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:30,328
[mark] we got a big
target at 40 feet.
289
00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:33,097
[bruce] big target at 40 feet?
How big?
290
00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:34,999
[mark] it's hard to tell,
but it's moving.
291
00:15:37,904 --> 00:15:39,804
[jessica] I'm not seeing
anything yet.
292
00:15:42,709 --> 00:15:44,142
-What's that?
-That.
293
00:15:44,243 --> 00:15:45,710
[gasps]
294
00:15:50,517 --> 00:15:53,818
[tense music playing]
295
00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:55,420
-What's that?
-That.
296
00:15:55,522 --> 00:15:56,721
[gasps]
297
00:15:56,723 --> 00:15:58,323
[phil] is that what we saw
on the sonar?
298
00:16:00,226 --> 00:16:01,659
[jessica] something just hi
the rov.
299
00:16:02,662 --> 00:16:03,861
What is that?
300
00:16:06,833 --> 00:16:10,001
So what's dragging me?
Look at this.
301
00:16:10,003 --> 00:16:11,202
That is weird.
302
00:16:13,106 --> 00:16:15,406
All right.
Let's let the line go,
and let's see.
303
00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:22,647
Keep going up, keep going up
304
00:16:22,716 --> 00:16:24,816
[jessica] I'm pushing it,
it's not going up.
305
00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:27,352
It just keeps dropping.
It's not responding at all.
306
00:16:28,555 --> 00:16:31,155
[jessica]
the camera's working,
but the motor is shot,
307
00:16:31,257 --> 00:16:33,324
Literally dead in the water
308
00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:36,194
I think it's possible our ro
was attacked
309
00:16:36,196 --> 00:16:39,630
By something that saw it
as either a threat or a snac
310
00:16:41,201 --> 00:16:44,102
I don't understand
why it's not going up.
311
00:16:44,104 --> 00:16:46,604
[phil] despite jess's
mad video gaming skills,
312
00:16:46,606 --> 00:16:49,207
I think operator error
might have had
313
00:16:49,209 --> 00:16:51,709
Something to do
with the rov going down.
314
00:16:51,711 --> 00:16:53,277
But for argument's sake,
315
00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:56,147
Let's say something near
the lake floor did mess
with it.
316
00:16:56,216 --> 00:16:57,715
Could it have been a sturgeo
317
00:16:59,119 --> 00:17:03,354
Sturgeon can live 100 years
and grow to 20 feet long,
318
00:17:03,423 --> 00:17:08,026
Which makes them
some of the world's oldest
and largest freshwater fish
319
00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:11,129
These bottom feeders aren't
supposed to be in this lake
320
00:17:11,131 --> 00:17:14,732
But they can be found in
some southern alaskan rivers
321
00:17:14,801 --> 00:17:17,535
If a sturgeon did manage
to make it to iliamna,
322
00:17:17,604 --> 00:17:20,671
I can see how something
that size in shallower wate
323
00:17:20,673 --> 00:17:22,707
Could get mistaken
for a monster,
324
00:17:22,709 --> 00:17:25,843
Especially from up in a plan
like many of the reports.
325
00:17:27,147 --> 00:17:29,814
-All right.
Rov's out of the water.
-All right, good.
326
00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:33,151
[jessica] before we leave
with our busted robot,
327
00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:35,653
We check mark and bruce's
underwater camera.
328
00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:41,392
Maybe it snapped a shot
of whatever was messing
with our rov, but no dice.
329
00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:44,529
So we drop it back
in the water,
hoping our luck changes.
330
00:17:51,104 --> 00:17:52,936
[jessica] the next morning,
mark and bruce
331
00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:56,007
Are setting out more
of their baited cameras
in other parts of the lake.
332
00:17:56,009 --> 00:17:59,911
While they tackle that,
there's an experiment
I want to try.
333
00:17:59,913 --> 00:18:02,113
All right.
You want to head towards
that red box over there?
334
00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:03,814
[phil] yeah.
335
00:18:03,816 --> 00:18:06,217
[jessica] legend says
the lake monster is drawn
to the color red,
336
00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:08,252
Even attacking
red-bottomed boats.
337
00:18:11,758 --> 00:18:13,624
[sinister music playing]
338
00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:18,262
[jessica] I'm going to put
that part of the legend
to the test
339
00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:19,964
At a section of the lake,
340
00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:23,034
Where there have been
recent sightings
from people on shore.
341
00:18:23,036 --> 00:18:26,671
So your idea is that
this is the color that
the locals claim
342
00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:28,139
The lake monster's
attracted to.
343
00:18:28,208 --> 00:18:30,575
-Exactly.
-And that's why they don't use
red boats like this.
344
00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:33,244
And it makes sense,
because the salmon here
are red.
345
00:18:33,346 --> 00:18:35,513
-[phil] okay.
-And that's its food source.
346
00:18:35,515 --> 00:18:38,349
So if it's attracted
to that color,
because of its food source,
347
00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:41,519
Maybe it'll be attracted
to this kayak,
because it's the same color.
348
00:18:41,521 --> 00:18:43,588
Okay.
349
00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:46,924
[phil] I'm not saying there'
a lake monster out here
attacking red-bottomed boats
350
00:18:46,926 --> 00:18:49,560
But research shows that eve
though they might not have
351
00:18:49,662 --> 00:18:51,963
The ability to actually
distinguish colors,
352
00:18:51,965 --> 00:18:55,433
Some marine life
do appear to gravitate
to certain colors.
353
00:18:55,535 --> 00:19:00,204
Sharks are often drawn
to high contrast colors
like yellow, orange and red
354
00:19:00,206 --> 00:19:01,706
So who knows?
355
00:19:01,708 --> 00:19:05,209
Jess's experiment might
not be as crazy as it sounds
356
00:19:05,211 --> 00:19:06,744
So if we put this
in the water,
357
00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:10,615
Attach a trail cam
to that red box over there,
358
00:19:10,617 --> 00:19:13,417
Maybe we can get it to breach
and we'll be able to capture
it on the game cam.
359
00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:14,519
Yeah.
360
00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:16,821
Yeah. One more thing
you're going to like phil.
361
00:19:16,823 --> 00:19:18,055
[phil] what you got?
362
00:19:18,057 --> 00:19:19,891
Mini seismometer.
363
00:19:19,893 --> 00:19:21,159
Ooh!
364
00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:23,995
So that if anything hits this,
as if it was attacking it,
365
00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:25,630
We will be able
to register it on this.
366
00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:26,697
[phil] nice.
367
00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:29,300
[jessica] I figure we can put
this down here
368
00:19:29,302 --> 00:19:32,236
So that if anything hits
from the bottom up,
we'll be able to get it.
369
00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,205
Oh, lighting up. Check it.
370
00:19:34,207 --> 00:19:35,773
[jessica] yeah, very nice.
371
00:19:35,775 --> 00:19:37,708
[phil] yeah.
372
00:19:37,710 --> 00:19:40,011
[jessica]
if there's any sudden moveme
of the kayak,
373
00:19:40,013 --> 00:19:43,414
This device will record it
and send an alert to my phon
374
00:19:45,018 --> 00:19:46,517
-Cool.
-[phil] on.
375
00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:47,952
-On.
-[phil] okay.
376
00:19:47,954 --> 00:19:49,220
Let's get the kayak
in the water.
377
00:19:52,425 --> 00:19:53,457
Out she goes.
378
00:19:53,559 --> 00:19:54,859
[jessica] nice.
379
00:19:54,928 --> 00:19:56,794
Leave it out here overnight
and get it in the morning?
380
00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:58,062
-[phil] let's do it.
-All right.
381
00:19:59,132 --> 00:20:01,165
[phil] jess's experiment
gets me thinking,
382
00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:04,302
If the mystery creature
is somehow drawn to red,
383
00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:06,304
"is it possible that
what we're looking for
384
00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:09,040
Is some kind of shark
that made its way upriver?"
385
00:20:09,075 --> 00:20:12,143
There are sharks that can
survive in fresh water.
386
00:20:12,245 --> 00:20:16,047
The most common shark
in the bering sea
is the pacific sleeper shark
387
00:20:16,049 --> 00:20:18,216
Sleeper sharks
are dark-colored
388
00:20:18,218 --> 00:20:23,221
And have been known
to reach upwards of 20 feet
and 8,000 pounds.
389
00:20:23,223 --> 00:20:26,724
They've never been
officially documented
around iliamna lake,
390
00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:28,926
But I need to consider
all options.
391
00:20:28,928 --> 00:20:33,464
If a shark is around here,
where's the best place
to find it?
392
00:20:33,499 --> 00:20:38,302
The newhalen
is a 22-mile river that flow
south into iliamna lake.
393
00:20:38,304 --> 00:20:41,973
We're told
it's a major pathway
for a mind-boggling migratio
394
00:20:41,975 --> 00:20:44,208
Of sockeye salmon
and rainbow trout.
395
00:20:44,210 --> 00:20:48,346
So we've arranged for some
high speed transport to
navigate this epic waterway
396
00:20:49,515 --> 00:20:50,815
[phil] I'm guessing
you're captain john.
397
00:20:50,817 --> 00:20:52,182
Yeah.
398
00:20:52,184 --> 00:20:53,718
-[phil] are you going
to take us upriver?
-[john] I am.
399
00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:54,919
All right.
400
00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:57,755
What should we expect?
Are we about to get wet?
401
00:20:57,824 --> 00:21:00,524
Possibly. We'll try not to.
402
00:21:00,526 --> 00:21:01,626
Try not to go overboard.
403
00:21:01,628 --> 00:21:03,060
-[john laughs]
-yeah.
404
00:21:03,129 --> 00:21:04,262
Try not to push you.
405
00:21:04,330 --> 00:21:05,463
[jessica] hmm.
406
00:21:05,531 --> 00:21:07,765
[dramatic music playing]
407
00:21:13,139 --> 00:21:16,507
So have you ever seen
a weird wake,
408
00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:18,643
Just naturally,
just like one big wave
coming in?
409
00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:19,744
[john] absolutely.
410
00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:23,648
You may see something
above the water,
411
00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:25,850
You know, associated
with the wake.
412
00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,452
What does that mean?
413
00:21:29,722 --> 00:21:31,956
That's the million-dollar
question.
414
00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:37,428
I guess the question here is,
is it a lake monster
or is it a wake monster?
415
00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:39,964
Oh, my god!
416
00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:42,500
Can we kick him off the boat?
417
00:21:42,502 --> 00:21:45,536
[adventurous music playing]
418
00:21:48,708 --> 00:21:52,343
[phil] yes, it is impressive
how much water
is going through here.
419
00:21:52,412 --> 00:21:53,911
[jessica] yeah.
420
00:21:53,913 --> 00:21:55,880
[jessica]
with its sturdy aluminum hul
421
00:21:55,882 --> 00:21:58,849
Unique sled-shaped bow
and high performance engine
422
00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:02,119
Captain john's
custom-made boat
is perfectly designed
423
00:22:02,121 --> 00:22:04,322
To maneuver through shallow
rocky waters,
424
00:22:04,324 --> 00:22:08,025
Getting us into remote area
inaccessible
to many other boats.
425
00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:12,029
Rocky rapids coming up,
right ahead.
426
00:22:12,031 --> 00:22:15,199
[adventurous music playing]
427
00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:22,707
[phil] this is insane.
428
00:22:22,709 --> 00:22:23,741
[jessica] this is awesome.
429
00:22:23,809 --> 00:22:25,743
[phil] we've been
flying over the rapid.
430
00:22:31,451 --> 00:22:35,720
We had no idea,
a boat like this could
get up a river like this.
431
00:22:35,722 --> 00:22:37,955
You have done this before,
right?
432
00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:39,357
Yep.
433
00:22:39,458 --> 00:22:43,227
[bleep]. This is insane. Oh!
434
00:22:43,229 --> 00:22:44,628
-[jessica] oh!
-[phil] whoo!
435
00:22:46,065 --> 00:22:47,798
You're going between that?
436
00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:48,933
Hopefully.
437
00:22:57,610 --> 00:22:58,709
[jessica] oh!
438
00:22:58,711 --> 00:23:00,010
[phil] oh, my god!
439
00:23:01,314 --> 00:23:03,047
You're going between that?
440
00:23:03,116 --> 00:23:04,248
Hopefully.
441
00:23:04,317 --> 00:23:05,416
[phil] no way.
442
00:23:05,418 --> 00:23:06,617
Hang on!
443
00:23:08,821 --> 00:23:10,955
Woo-hoo-hoo.
444
00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:12,323
Oh, my god!
445
00:23:12,325 --> 00:23:13,724
That was insane.
446
00:23:16,729 --> 00:23:19,063
If I was a lake monster,
I'd do this for fun.
447
00:23:19,131 --> 00:23:20,597
[phil] oh, yeah.
448
00:23:20,599 --> 00:23:22,700
Full of delicious salmon.
You just open your mouth,
you get a bite.
449
00:23:22,702 --> 00:23:24,301
[jessica] yeah.
450
00:23:24,303 --> 00:23:25,836
[phil] as we skim
over the rapids,
451
00:23:25,938 --> 00:23:29,240
I scan for any signs
of a large aquatic predator
452
00:23:29,308 --> 00:23:32,810
While jess is looking
for a lake monster
behind the local lore,
453
00:23:32,812 --> 00:23:37,348
I'm trying to stay open-mind
on what known species
it could possibly be,
454
00:23:37,417 --> 00:23:39,517
An overgrown fish
like a sturgeon
455
00:23:39,519 --> 00:23:41,218
Or even a rogue shark
or a whale
456
00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:43,621
That found its way up here
from the bering sea.
457
00:23:45,158 --> 00:23:47,057
Oh, my god!
458
00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:49,427
-[jessica] oh, wow.
Look at them all.
-[phil] that is all fish.
459
00:23:49,429 --> 00:23:51,962
Tons of salmon right there.
460
00:23:52,064 --> 00:23:55,299
[phil] no doubt, this river
is an all-you-can-eat buffet
461
00:23:55,301 --> 00:23:56,901
Just ask the bears.
462
00:23:57,937 --> 00:23:59,136
[phil] we got a bear!
We got a bear!
463
00:23:59,205 --> 00:24:00,237
Right on the edge up here.
464
00:24:00,339 --> 00:24:01,439
[jessica] oh, yeah!
465
00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:03,407
[phil] so the bears here
get absolutely enormous,
466
00:24:03,409 --> 00:24:06,043
Because there's
so much salmon,
so much to eat,
467
00:24:06,045 --> 00:24:08,612
They can get
up to 1,500 pounds.
468
00:24:08,614 --> 00:24:10,948
So that is just
a perfect example of that,
469
00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:12,950
Predators get big
in this area.
470
00:24:14,353 --> 00:24:17,254
[jessica] ooh, a bald eagle.
Here she comes.
471
00:24:18,758 --> 00:24:20,458
[phil] wow. How about that?
472
00:24:20,526 --> 00:24:22,026
[jessica] that's cool.
473
00:24:22,028 --> 00:24:24,495
[phil] we've now spotted
two apex predators
474
00:24:24,497 --> 00:24:26,831
That feast
on the abundant fish
in this river.
475
00:24:28,334 --> 00:24:31,602
But I'm not seeing
any signs of anything big
living in the water.
476
00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:35,606
And when that water turns
into class v rapids...
477
00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:37,775
[phil] holy [bleep],
it's insane.
478
00:24:37,777 --> 00:24:39,710
[phil] ...We decided
to get out and assess
479
00:24:39,712 --> 00:24:41,212
From a different
vantage point.
480
00:24:47,220 --> 00:24:49,253
[jessica]
oh, my god, look at this!
481
00:24:49,355 --> 00:24:50,554
[phil] whoo!
482
00:24:50,556 --> 00:24:51,755
Wow!
483
00:24:53,226 --> 00:24:55,159
Come on.
484
00:24:55,228 --> 00:24:57,461
[jessica] oh, check it out,
you can see
all the salmon over there.
485
00:24:57,497 --> 00:25:00,231
Oh, yeah,
they're all concentrated
right there.
486
00:25:00,233 --> 00:25:02,399
I will say, trying to fight
against something like this,
487
00:25:02,401 --> 00:25:04,101
That'd be tough.
488
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:06,837
[jessica] I mean, I think
it's possible it could be
coming up this river to feed,
489
00:25:06,972 --> 00:25:09,740
But it wouldn't stay here
too long.
Not in these rapids.
490
00:25:10,910 --> 00:25:13,611
[phil] jess and I agree
that this river is too shall
491
00:25:13,613 --> 00:25:16,113
And too rough for a big
aquatic creature.
492
00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:18,649
My guess is it lays dormant
493
00:25:18,718 --> 00:25:21,819
In the deep end of the lake
and pops up
when it needs to feed.
494
00:25:21,821 --> 00:25:24,355
Yeah. If something's hiding,
it's going to be hiding
in the depth.
495
00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:25,856
Yeah.
496
00:25:25,858 --> 00:25:27,424
So should we
get out of here
before we get eaten by a bear?
497
00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:29,460
-Yeah, I'd like that.
-Okay.
498
00:25:29,529 --> 00:25:32,129
[jessica] when considering
the plausibility
of a lake monster,
499
00:25:32,131 --> 00:25:35,633
Scientists say it would nee
two basic things to survive
500
00:25:35,701 --> 00:25:38,135
Plenty of food
and a suitable environment
501
00:25:38,204 --> 00:25:39,803
Where it could stay hidden.
502
00:25:39,805 --> 00:25:43,274
Skeptics of the legendary
loch ness monster
cite the lack of fish
503
00:25:43,276 --> 00:25:47,678
In loch ness to sustain
what would be nessie's
oversized appetite.
504
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,948
But that's obviously
not a problem in iliamna.
505
00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:53,517
As for a place to stay hidde
506
00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:56,720
My research reveals stories
told by native elders,
507
00:25:56,722 --> 00:26:00,024
Who believe the creature
makes its home
in underwater caverns
508
00:26:00,026 --> 00:26:02,126
Found in the deeper
parts of the lake.
509
00:26:02,128 --> 00:26:05,729
But with a broken rov
and depths that are too grea
to dive,
510
00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:08,399
We have no way
to look for those caves.
511
00:26:08,401 --> 00:26:10,000
We're gonna need some help.
512
00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:11,235
[josh] hey, guys, how are yo
513
00:26:11,304 --> 00:26:12,469
-Hi.
-Hey, josh.
514
00:26:12,505 --> 00:26:14,038
How's the last frontier
treating you?
515
00:26:14,106 --> 00:26:15,506
It's gorgeous out here.
516
00:26:15,508 --> 00:26:17,041
[phil] but I'll tell you wha
lake iliamna,
517
00:26:17,043 --> 00:26:18,509
There's something special
about this place.
518
00:26:18,511 --> 00:26:21,345
It is giant. It is deep.
It is remote.
519
00:26:21,447 --> 00:26:24,648
It is arguably the most
well-preserved large lake
on this hemisphere.
520
00:26:24,717 --> 00:26:27,618
Yeah, great.
Have you caught
the lake monster yet, phil?
521
00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:29,820
-Mmm.
-Not quite.
522
00:26:29,822 --> 00:26:32,823
Okay. Any idea what people
are seeing there?
523
00:26:32,825 --> 00:26:35,726
I'd say we have a list
of suspects out here.
524
00:26:35,728 --> 00:26:38,028
It could be a large fish,
it could be a sleeper shark,
525
00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:40,698
Or it could be
some other thing.
526
00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:42,333
We're trying
to narrow it down.
527
00:26:42,401 --> 00:26:44,068
Sleeper shark?
528
00:26:44,070 --> 00:26:47,504
Okay, well, I've got something
that might help reel
in your investigation.
529
00:26:47,506 --> 00:26:50,040
I've tracked down a new lead
that I want you
to follow up on.
530
00:26:50,142 --> 00:26:53,410
It's a pair of sisters
that just came forward
531
00:26:53,412 --> 00:26:56,547
Claiming they spotted
the lake monster
near their village.
532
00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:57,748
Not only that,
533
00:26:57,750 --> 00:27:00,651
They even managed to capture
a video of what they saw.
534
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,219
[jessica] wow, really?
535
00:27:02,221 --> 00:27:05,055
[phil] we also need your hel
with something else.
536
00:27:05,057 --> 00:27:07,224
Bruce and mark, the biologists
we teamed up with here,
537
00:27:07,226 --> 00:27:09,393
Are so excited
that we have an rov,
538
00:27:09,395 --> 00:27:11,362
And for the first time ever
they were able to see
539
00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:13,664
A live feed
of what's down below.
540
00:27:13,732 --> 00:27:16,233
[jessica] yeah, until
the lake monster attacked it
541
00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:17,368
[josh] wait, what?
542
00:27:17,436 --> 00:27:20,304
[phil] either that or jess
crashed it on the bottom.
543
00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:21,605
[josh] chobot!
544
00:27:21,607 --> 00:27:23,106
[jessica] here's the thing.
545
00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:27,144
I found stories
that the creature lives deep
in underwater caves,
546
00:27:27,246 --> 00:27:29,546
So if we can find
those caves...
547
00:27:29,615 --> 00:27:33,951
[phil] long story short,
we need an rov now
more than ever.
548
00:27:33,953 --> 00:27:35,853
Well, a replacement
rov in a hurry,
549
00:27:35,921 --> 00:27:38,622
Considering where you are,
bit of a tall order,
550
00:27:38,624 --> 00:27:40,057
Also I'm not sure
I trust you anymore,
551
00:27:40,059 --> 00:27:42,393
But I will make some calls,
see what I can come up with.
552
00:27:42,395 --> 00:27:45,129
In the meantime, go talk
to those witnesses, okay?
553
00:27:45,131 --> 00:27:46,797
Sounds good.
554
00:27:46,799 --> 00:27:48,598
-Bye.
-See you, josh.
555
00:27:51,203 --> 00:27:55,539
[jessica] the next morning,
we meet sisters,
christina and alexanna salmon,
556
00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:56,640
Prominent members
557
00:27:56,709 --> 00:27:58,408
Of their village
tribal council
558
00:27:58,410 --> 00:28:02,046
And whose family
has lived on the shores
of iliamna for generations.
559
00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:06,116
So it was right here,
this is where you saw it?
560
00:28:06,118 --> 00:28:07,518
-Yes, from here.
-Okay.
561
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:08,619
[alexanna] it was in the lake.
562
00:28:08,621 --> 00:28:10,254
[christina] right
where the boat is right there.
563
00:28:10,355 --> 00:28:11,355
-[alexanna] yes.
-[phil] okay.
564
00:28:11,424 --> 00:28:12,756
But it was way bigger
than that boat.
565
00:28:12,858 --> 00:28:14,591
Okay.
You got to walk us through
from the beginning.
566
00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:15,759
[jessica] yeah.
567
00:28:15,828 --> 00:28:19,363
Okay. I came up
and we're visiting right here.
568
00:28:19,432 --> 00:28:22,733
And, um, just like
right now talking to you,
569
00:28:22,802 --> 00:28:24,601
You could see
something moving.
570
00:28:24,603 --> 00:28:28,005
And she looks at me
and looks back at the lake
571
00:28:28,007 --> 00:28:31,041
And says,
"what the f is that?"
572
00:28:31,043 --> 00:28:33,644
[alexanna] my mind was trying
to justify what I was seeing.
573
00:28:33,713 --> 00:28:36,213
Pretend it was a submarine
that could bend and turn.
574
00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:37,514
[phil] so it was just
plowing straight.
575
00:28:37,516 --> 00:28:39,917
So submarine
was coming straight
and then turned.
576
00:28:39,919 --> 00:28:43,420
And at that point,
we saw a big black hump,
577
00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:45,923
As it was like
diving back under
578
00:28:45,925 --> 00:28:49,226
And it's just parted
the water as it went.
579
00:28:49,228 --> 00:28:52,529
[phil] now, I understand
you have footage
of this thing.
580
00:28:52,531 --> 00:28:54,064
[alexanna] yes.
581
00:28:54,133 --> 00:28:55,933
[phil] whoa. Look at that.
582
00:29:04,443 --> 00:29:07,544
Now, I understand you have
footage of this thing.
583
00:29:07,613 --> 00:29:09,012
[alexanna] yes.
584
00:29:09,014 --> 00:29:11,048
[phil] whoa. Look at that.
585
00:29:11,050 --> 00:29:13,717
[jessica] wow,
look at the size of that wak
586
00:29:13,719 --> 00:29:15,953
[jessica] the sisters' vide
is compelling,
587
00:29:16,021 --> 00:29:18,055
But it's not exactly
the concrete proof
588
00:29:18,157 --> 00:29:20,424
Of an aquatic monster
I was hoping for.
589
00:29:20,426 --> 00:29:22,092
According to their testimony
590
00:29:22,094 --> 00:29:25,028
By the time they whipped ou
a phone and hit record
on the camera,
591
00:29:25,030 --> 00:29:28,065
They only managed to captur
the very end of the sighting
592
00:29:28,133 --> 00:29:32,803
But even that five seconds
of video shows something
leaving an impressive wake.
593
00:29:32,805 --> 00:29:35,372
So you actually saw it
kind of crest, like come out
of the water a little bit?
594
00:29:35,374 --> 00:29:37,040
[alexanna] oh, yes.
595
00:29:37,042 --> 00:29:41,612
When we saw it,
it was like a pure black,
shiny, it looked like a whale.
596
00:29:41,614 --> 00:29:43,213
So was it a whale?
597
00:29:43,215 --> 00:29:45,949
There is no way
a whale could have
made it up the river
598
00:29:45,951 --> 00:29:47,317
With no one seeing it.
599
00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:49,820
It was something you've
heard about your whole life.
600
00:29:49,822 --> 00:29:51,054
What have you,
what have you heard?
601
00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:53,557
A lot of the elders
have had sightings of it,
602
00:29:53,659 --> 00:29:57,227
And they've always described
it as big and gray.
603
00:29:57,229 --> 00:29:59,463
-That's cool.
-So there's something
in the water here.
604
00:29:59,531 --> 00:30:01,932
-[christina] yeah.
-There's got to be.
605
00:30:02,034 --> 00:30:04,601
[jessica] I believe
the sisters had a chance
sighting of the creature,
606
00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:07,104
As it made a rare breach
of the surface.
607
00:30:07,106 --> 00:30:09,239
But if we want to see it
for ourselves,
608
00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:10,841
We have to go
to where it lives.
609
00:30:14,313 --> 00:30:16,079
We meet back up
with bruce and mark,
610
00:30:16,081 --> 00:30:19,516
Who've been busy placing
underwater camera traps
throughout the lake.
611
00:30:19,518 --> 00:30:24,054
We'll check the cameras late
but right now, we need to fi
these legendary caves.
612
00:30:24,056 --> 00:30:27,057
You could see caves
on some of the islands,
as you go around.
613
00:30:27,159 --> 00:30:29,259
So maybe there's caves
down below.
614
00:30:29,295 --> 00:30:31,261
The lake's pretty deep
over here.
615
00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:35,032
And then there's been
sightings all up in...
In this area.
616
00:30:37,336 --> 00:30:41,305
[phil] iliamna lake
sits on the northern edge
of the pacific ring of fire
617
00:30:41,307 --> 00:30:44,808
Meaning the topography here
is the result of earthquakes
618
00:30:44,810 --> 00:30:47,811
Volcanic activity
or glaciation,
619
00:30:47,813 --> 00:30:50,347
Any of which could create
caves and tunnels,
620
00:30:50,416 --> 00:30:53,750
Aka hiding spots
for a large animal.
621
00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,319
To help us find them,
622
00:30:55,321 --> 00:30:57,721
Josh came through
with a special delivery
from anchorage,
623
00:30:57,723 --> 00:31:01,658
A state-of-the-art rov
and a seasoned pilot to boot
624
00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:02,860
Sorry, jess.
625
00:31:04,230 --> 00:31:06,096
[phil] welcome to the team.
626
00:31:06,098 --> 00:31:09,032
-Yeah, it's a beautiful
day to go on a boat ride.
-[jessica] yeah.
627
00:31:09,034 --> 00:31:10,701
You do know
what we're going for here.
628
00:31:10,703 --> 00:31:12,336
I know that it's a monster.
629
00:31:12,404 --> 00:31:14,338
I guess technically
we don't know
what we're going for here.
630
00:31:14,406 --> 00:31:15,806
-I mean, yeah.
-But we know it's big.
631
00:31:15,808 --> 00:31:20,043
But no one's been
able to actually
get this thing on tape,
632
00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:21,477
Especially underwater.
633
00:31:21,479 --> 00:31:25,215
So that's where we hope
you and your skills
can help us out.
634
00:31:25,217 --> 00:31:26,650
-Who knows what we'll see?
-I know.
635
00:31:26,719 --> 00:31:27,884
All right. Let's hit it.
636
00:31:31,156 --> 00:31:33,023
[jessica] we hightail it
across the lake,
637
00:31:33,025 --> 00:31:37,127
Traveling about 18 miles eas
to the search area
bruce pointed out on the map
638
00:31:38,797 --> 00:31:42,032
You don't want direct sunlight
when you're sending down
an rov,
639
00:31:42,034 --> 00:31:43,800
Because that sunlight
bounces off
640
00:31:43,802 --> 00:31:47,137
The particles in the water
and can actually make it
harder to see.
641
00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:52,542
So having this fog overhead,
it's not too hot out,
conditions looking good.
642
00:31:52,611 --> 00:31:56,446
[jessica] bruce and mark
have identified
several small rocky islands
643
00:31:56,548 --> 00:31:58,315
Scattered in this corner
of the lake
644
00:31:58,317 --> 00:32:02,419
That could be an indication
of caves down below.
645
00:32:02,421 --> 00:32:04,621
[phil] definitely see
what look like
caves over there.
646
00:32:07,226 --> 00:32:09,192
We need to get
our rov in there.
647
00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:14,197
[phil] jess is all in on
the rov finding caves
where a monster might live,
648
00:32:14,199 --> 00:32:18,335
But I'll be using it to sear
for something that could be
mistaken for a monster.
649
00:32:18,437 --> 00:32:22,205
To help with that hunt,
bruce breaks out
another trick of the trade.
650
00:32:22,207 --> 00:32:23,707
[bruce]
this little thing right here
651
00:32:23,709 --> 00:32:27,177
Is called the mako magnet,
puts out a low frequency.
652
00:32:27,179 --> 00:32:29,313
-[jessica] mmm-hmm.
-Injured fish sound.
653
00:32:29,315 --> 00:32:33,850
So this thing puts out
a low frequency noise
that goes how far out?
654
00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:35,118
More than a mile.
655
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,956
We could potentially bring
in the lake monster.
656
00:32:39,024 --> 00:32:40,624
[bruce] we don't know.
657
00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:43,994
[phil] we attach
a waterproof camera
to the mako magnet's cage.
658
00:32:43,996 --> 00:32:45,362
Let's get this up
on the ledge.
659
00:32:45,364 --> 00:32:47,597
And to maximize our coverag
all around the boat...
660
00:32:47,599 --> 00:32:48,899
All right, going in.
661
00:32:48,901 --> 00:32:51,435
...Down go the rest
of our submersible cameras.
662
00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,937
If the mako magnet
attracts something,
663
00:32:54,006 --> 00:32:56,740
We'll get a shot of it,
no matter
where it approaches from.
664
00:32:56,809 --> 00:32:58,709
Now we just got to get
a robot in the water.
665
00:32:58,711 --> 00:33:01,011
[phil]
with about $45,000 worth
666
00:33:01,013 --> 00:33:03,313
Of high-tech features
built into it,
667
00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:07,818
This rov is one of the most
advanced underwater vehicle
on the market,
668
00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:10,821
Hence the need
for a specially trained pilo
669
00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:14,324
This robot can safely reach
depths of a 1,000 feet.
670
00:33:15,627 --> 00:33:18,562
A lot of other rovs would b
crushed by the pressure.
671
00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:19,963
How's the video feed looking?
672
00:33:20,032 --> 00:33:21,398
[jessica] it looks good.
673
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,600
The plan is to navigate
towards the island
674
00:33:23,602 --> 00:33:25,602
In search of rocky caves
and ledges,
675
00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:28,705
Where a large monster
could potentially hide.
676
00:33:28,707 --> 00:33:31,108
[jessica]
it is a little cloudier
over on this side, though.
677
00:33:33,812 --> 00:33:36,146
What is,
what is that back there?
678
00:33:36,248 --> 00:33:37,547
[jessica]
looks like a car bumper.
679
00:33:37,616 --> 00:33:39,516
Maybe it's an airplane.
680
00:33:39,518 --> 00:33:41,418
[jessica] oh, it could be
a piece of an airplane, mayb
681
00:33:41,420 --> 00:33:42,886
[bob] it does look metal.
682
00:33:42,888 --> 00:33:44,554
-I mean, it could also be
a branch.
-I mean, it looks metallic.
683
00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:46,256
-But it's got a...
-It does look like a branch,
684
00:33:46,325 --> 00:33:47,357
But right now,
it looks like...
685
00:33:47,459 --> 00:33:48,691
I think that's a branch.
686
00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:50,494
-[jessica] you think
that's a branch?
-[phil] yeah.
687
00:33:50,496 --> 00:33:52,462
It's getting really murky
down there.
688
00:33:54,033 --> 00:33:56,199
-Big tree.
-[jessica] a whole
bunch of trees.
689
00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:05,942
[jessica] look at that.
That's a cliff's edge.
690
00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:10,814
Wow. This is wild.
691
00:34:12,718 --> 00:34:13,817
Look at that.
692
00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:15,519
I'm going to go out away
from the wall
693
00:34:15,521 --> 00:34:16,720
And then turn around
and look back.
694
00:34:16,722 --> 00:34:17,821
[jessica] okay.
695
00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:21,158
[phil] wow,
look at that structure.
696
00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:23,326
It's crazy nobody has ever
laid eyes on this.
697
00:34:23,328 --> 00:34:25,228
-[jessica] mmm-hmm.
-Ever.
698
00:34:25,230 --> 00:34:26,730
Oh, my gosh.
699
00:34:27,966 --> 00:34:29,099
That's incredible.
700
00:34:32,905 --> 00:34:33,937
Wow.
701
00:34:34,039 --> 00:34:35,338
[bob] we're at 126 feet.
702
00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:36,739
[jessica] twenty-six.
703
00:34:36,741 --> 00:34:38,508
-Let's just keep going.
-[jessica] keep going,
because...
704
00:34:38,510 --> 00:34:40,077
-Yes.
-No one has been down here.
705
00:34:46,618 --> 00:34:50,153
[mark] big target showing up
on the sonar right now,
about 150 feet down.
706
00:34:51,256 --> 00:34:52,856
[phil] let's keep
heading down that cliff.
707
00:34:52,925 --> 00:34:54,925
[intense music playing]
708
00:34:57,062 --> 00:34:58,762
[jessica] what's this,
what's this, what's this?
709
00:35:00,099 --> 00:35:01,565
[phil] whoa!
710
00:35:06,405 --> 00:35:11,374
Looking for a shark
in iliamna lake
might not be so farfetched,
711
00:35:11,376 --> 00:35:14,411
Because even though sharks
typically live in the ocean
712
00:35:14,413 --> 00:35:19,216
Certain species
have the ability
to retain or recycle salt.
713
00:35:19,218 --> 00:35:21,651
The ganges shark,
as its name suggests,
714
00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:24,721
Inhabits the bustling river
of india.
715
00:35:24,723 --> 00:35:28,925
The speartooth shark
can be found in the tropica
riverbeds and estuaries
716
00:35:28,927 --> 00:35:31,495
Of papua new guinea
and northern australia.
717
00:35:31,497 --> 00:35:34,931
Then there's the meanest
of the bunch, the bull shark
718
00:35:34,933 --> 00:35:39,503
This aggressive apex predato
can swim hundreds
of miles upriver.
719
00:35:39,505 --> 00:35:41,705
It's been documented
in the mississippi,
720
00:35:41,707 --> 00:35:46,943
As far north as illinois
and in louisiana's
lake pontchartrain.
721
00:35:47,045 --> 00:35:50,147
And some believe it
was a bull shark
and not a great white
722
00:35:50,248 --> 00:35:54,251
That famously terrorized
the new jersey creek in 191
723
00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:58,021
And later inspired
my favorite beach read, jaw,
724
00:35:58,023 --> 00:36:00,557
Meaning they could
be hungrily hanging out
725
00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:03,326
In a freshwater lake
or river near you.
726
00:36:05,631 --> 00:36:08,398
[intense music playing]
727
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:12,202
[mark] big target showing up
on the sonar right now,
about 150 feet down.
728
00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:14,804
[phil] let's keep heading
down that cliff.
729
00:36:17,109 --> 00:36:19,609
[jessica] what's this,
what's this, what's this?
730
00:36:19,611 --> 00:36:20,710
[phil] whoa!
731
00:36:20,712 --> 00:36:22,045
That's big, that's dark.
732
00:36:23,115 --> 00:36:24,314
What is that?
733
00:36:24,316 --> 00:36:27,050
[intense music playing]
734
00:36:31,123 --> 00:36:33,056
[jessica] do you still see
anything on the sonar?
735
00:36:33,125 --> 00:36:34,224
[mark] not anymore.
736
00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:42,699
Down to 170 feet.
737
00:36:44,102 --> 00:36:46,603
[jessica] still straight dro
too.
738
00:36:46,605 --> 00:36:48,905
If we can find
a deep water cave,
739
00:36:48,907 --> 00:36:53,710
We may answer the question
how an aquatic giant has
managed to escape discovery
740
00:36:55,047 --> 00:36:56,213
[phil] 200 feet down.
741
00:36:58,951 --> 00:37:00,050
Is that starting
to flatten out?
742
00:37:00,118 --> 00:37:02,352
Yeah, it looks
totally different over here.
743
00:37:03,622 --> 00:37:04,721
[phil] 220.
744
00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:09,526
240. Keep going.
745
00:37:11,129 --> 00:37:12,729
[jessica] oh!
746
00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:14,130
That looks cool.
747
00:37:15,734 --> 00:37:16,900
Just look around.
748
00:37:20,739 --> 00:37:21,871
Look at those lines.
749
00:37:21,873 --> 00:37:23,106
-[bob] tracks.
-[phil] yeah, tracks.
750
00:37:23,108 --> 00:37:25,041
There's definitely
something living down there.
751
00:37:25,143 --> 00:37:26,243
-[bruce] that's pretty neat.
-Yeah.
752
00:37:26,344 --> 00:37:27,510
It's really neat.
753
00:37:28,714 --> 00:37:30,747
I mean, I'm surprised
we haven't seen any fish.
754
00:37:30,816 --> 00:37:33,250
It's almost like
they're afraid
of a giant robot
755
00:37:33,318 --> 00:37:34,651
With lasers
coming out of its face.
756
00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:37,454
Lasers. Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
that's a good point.
757
00:37:37,522 --> 00:37:39,823
-[all laughing]
-I would agree.
758
00:37:43,328 --> 00:37:47,464
I'll tell you what,
it is amazing to see
the bottom of this lake.
759
00:37:47,565 --> 00:37:50,233
I think we could safely say
this rov went
760
00:37:50,335 --> 00:37:52,335
Where no man
or woman has gone before.
761
00:37:52,404 --> 00:37:53,603
[jessica] yeah.
762
00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:57,540
[jessica] after another hou
of searching,
763
00:37:57,609 --> 00:38:00,610
Whatever we saw on our sona
seems to have taken off.
764
00:38:00,612 --> 00:38:02,712
[intense music playing]
765
00:38:10,422 --> 00:38:12,822
We've been able to map out
some of the bottom areas,
766
00:38:12,824 --> 00:38:15,959
We've gotten a sense of
where there's potential food,
767
00:38:15,961 --> 00:38:17,560
Where there's potential
hiding spots.
768
00:38:17,562 --> 00:38:22,098
[jessica] the potential
for something to be living
in here, that's massive.
769
00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:24,200
I mean, it has definitely
enough space,
770
00:38:24,202 --> 00:38:28,938
Tons of food
and very little interaction
with people.
771
00:38:29,007 --> 00:38:32,942
So if you're ever going
to have a lake monster
living anywhere,
772
00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:36,946
I feel like
this is the best place
for that to happen.
773
00:38:36,948 --> 00:38:39,115
And also,
this is just one island
774
00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:41,351
In the middle
of a gigantic lake.
775
00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:42,752
[bruce]
I think it'd take us a year
776
00:38:42,854 --> 00:38:45,955
Just to survey this little,
this little tiny island.
777
00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:47,123
Yeah.
778
00:38:50,062 --> 00:38:52,062
[josh] the deep waters
of iliamna lake
779
00:38:52,163 --> 00:38:54,698
In the sparsely populated
wilds of alaska
780
00:38:54,700 --> 00:38:56,599
Could indeed be
the perfect place
781
00:38:56,601 --> 00:39:00,003
For a large aquatic animal
to remain undetected.
782
00:39:03,408 --> 00:39:05,942
But is it really
a legendary monster
783
00:39:06,044 --> 00:39:09,646
Or some known creature
being mistaken for a monster
784
00:39:12,517 --> 00:39:14,617
Jess's kayak experiment
to test
785
00:39:14,619 --> 00:39:17,821
If the animal truly is draw
to the color red
786
00:39:17,823 --> 00:39:21,658
Yielded no alerts
from the seismograph
or camera trap.
787
00:39:21,727 --> 00:39:25,362
And even though
there are certain sharks
that can inhabit fresh water
788
00:39:25,430 --> 00:39:28,198
So far none have been
confirmed here.
789
00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:30,500
Phil also considered
the sturgeon.
790
00:39:30,502 --> 00:39:33,203
They are a huge,
prehistoric looking fish,
791
00:39:33,205 --> 00:39:35,205
But they're also
bottom feeders,
792
00:39:35,207 --> 00:39:37,040
Rarely seen at the surface,
793
00:39:37,142 --> 00:39:41,144
And they're undocumented
in lake waters this cold.
794
00:39:41,213 --> 00:39:45,048
We analyzed
the cell phone video capture
by the salmon sisters.
795
00:39:45,150 --> 00:39:48,952
Even with digital enhancemen
the visual here
is a giant wake.
796
00:39:48,954 --> 00:39:52,255
But there is no proof
of what caused it.
797
00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:55,225
So where does this leave us
798
00:39:55,227 --> 00:39:58,528
Phil suspects that in a plac
so steeped in native lore,
799
00:39:58,530 --> 00:40:02,599
Multiple sightings
over decades
of different aquatic specie
800
00:40:02,601 --> 00:40:07,704
That aren't known to be her
may have combined
to inspire a monster myth.
801
00:40:07,706 --> 00:40:11,741
And after seeing firsthand,
iliamna's all-you-can-eat
salmon special,
802
00:40:11,843 --> 00:40:15,345
Followed by
a fast-moving shadow
at the rocky overhang,
803
00:40:15,447 --> 00:40:18,848
Jess is doubling down
that there is something
unclassified
804
00:40:18,950 --> 00:40:20,950
Growing large in the lake.
805
00:40:20,952 --> 00:40:24,821
But what it is
and where it came from
is still a mystery.
806
00:40:24,823 --> 00:40:26,156
Which brings us to this.
807
00:40:27,359 --> 00:40:28,992
Remember those
underwater cameras
808
00:40:28,994 --> 00:40:31,628
Bruce and mark
have been placing
throughout the lake?
809
00:40:31,630 --> 00:40:36,032
The data is in
and the results are,
well, adorable.
810
00:40:39,337 --> 00:40:43,807
This is an extremely rare
and very cute freshwater sea
811
00:40:43,809 --> 00:40:46,309
Iliamna lake
is one of the few places
in the world
812
00:40:46,311 --> 00:40:49,312
That you'll find seals livin
in a freshwater habitat.
813
00:40:50,649 --> 00:40:53,316
And just like a certain
legendary lake monster,
814
00:40:53,318 --> 00:40:56,519
There's a lot that scientist
don't know about them,
815
00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:58,488
Like how they got here,
816
00:40:58,490 --> 00:41:01,424
Why they came
and why they stay.
817
00:41:02,494 --> 00:41:05,795
The iliamna seals average
just six feet long,
818
00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:09,599
Meaning they're probably
not being mistaken
for any monsters.
819
00:41:09,601 --> 00:41:13,703
But if they can be in the la
unseen by most,
820
00:41:13,705 --> 00:41:15,905
Perhaps some other
mysterious creature
821
00:41:15,907 --> 00:41:17,707
Might have found its way her
822
00:41:17,709 --> 00:41:20,243
And could still be hiding
in the depths.
823
00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:27,116
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824
00:41:27,118 --> 00:41:30,119
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