1 00:00:01,702 --> 00:00:04,737 [josh] on this episode, expedition x journeys to a remote lake 2 00:00:04,805 --> 00:00:07,206 In the last frontier, alaska 3 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:10,009 [jessica cheering] 4 00:00:10,011 --> 00:00:14,213 [josh] jess and phil investigate new reports of an aquatic beast 5 00:00:14,215 --> 00:00:16,315 Believed to inhabit these waters. 6 00:00:16,317 --> 00:00:18,717 How big do you suspect this creature is? 7 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:21,153 Up to over 50 feet. 8 00:00:21,222 --> 00:00:24,723 She looks at me and looks back at the lake and says, 9 00:00:24,725 --> 00:00:26,658 "what the f is that?" 10 00:00:26,727 --> 00:00:28,594 -Nobody has ever laid eyes on this. -[jessica] mmm-hmm. 11 00:00:28,596 --> 00:00:30,729 [phil] ever. 12 00:00:30,731 --> 00:00:34,700 [josh] now, my team is launching an arsenal of modern technology... 13 00:00:34,702 --> 00:00:36,201 [phil] all right. Going in. 14 00:00:36,203 --> 00:00:37,703 [josh] ...To get to the bottom... 15 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:39,638 [phil] tons of salmon right there. 16 00:00:39,740 --> 00:00:42,207 [josh] ...Of what lurks in the frigid depths. 17 00:00:42,209 --> 00:00:43,409 Hang on! 18 00:00:45,646 --> 00:00:47,546 It's getting really murky down there. 19 00:00:48,616 --> 00:00:50,249 [jessica] what's this, what's this? 20 00:00:50,317 --> 00:00:52,151 -Oh, my god! -Oh, [bleep]. 21 00:00:52,219 --> 00:00:53,318 That's big, that's dark. 22 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:54,453 What is that? 23 00:00:56,624 --> 00:00:58,123 [josh reading] 24 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,727 My name is josh gates. 25 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:04,663 In my travels, I've experienced strange things 26 00:01:04,732 --> 00:01:08,300 That defy logic and made me question everything. 27 00:01:08,302 --> 00:01:10,102 Oh, my god. 28 00:01:10,104 --> 00:01:12,738 Now, I've put together a tea to investigate 29 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,140 The stranger side of the unknown. 30 00:01:15,609 --> 00:01:17,309 Let's go. 31 00:01:17,311 --> 00:01:19,111 [josh] phil torres is a scientist 32 00:01:19,113 --> 00:01:21,413 Who hunts for rational explanations. 33 00:01:21,415 --> 00:01:23,649 [phil speaking] 34 00:01:25,219 --> 00:01:29,922 [josh] jessica chobot's paranormal research has made her a true believer. 35 00:01:29,924 --> 00:01:31,957 If you're here with us, knock again. 36 00:01:32,059 --> 00:01:34,326 [josh] together, we're searching for answers. 37 00:01:34,328 --> 00:01:35,828 [phil] what is happening her jess? 38 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:39,364 [josh] ...To the world's mos extraordinary mysteries. 39 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:42,301 This is expedition x. 40 00:01:47,308 --> 00:01:49,842 All right, phil, jess, for your next investigation, 41 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:53,846 I am sending you to a place that is as remote as it gets. 42 00:01:53,947 --> 00:01:55,647 -Uh-oh. -I like the sound of this. 43 00:01:55,716 --> 00:02:01,053 In fact, it is so remote and so wild that you are probably going to need this. 44 00:02:01,055 --> 00:02:03,822 And you know what? Maybe even this. 45 00:02:03,824 --> 00:02:05,324 Bear spray, huh? 46 00:02:05,326 --> 00:02:08,627 -That is a lot of bear spray. -[josh] sure is. 47 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:11,130 That's because there are a lot of bears there. 48 00:02:11,132 --> 00:02:14,466 In fact, it's home to the largest brown bear population on earth 49 00:02:14,468 --> 00:02:16,001 And not coincidentally, 50 00:02:16,003 --> 00:02:18,437 The largest red salmon population on earth. 51 00:02:18,539 --> 00:02:20,439 Ooh, I think I got this one, jess. 52 00:02:20,541 --> 00:02:22,541 -We're going to alaska. -[josh] that's right. 53 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:25,711 We're going to alaska! That is actually pretty cool. 54 00:02:25,713 --> 00:02:28,614 I'm actually surprised that it took you this long to send us there, 55 00:02:28,616 --> 00:02:31,817 Because it is like a magnet for the unexplained. 56 00:02:31,819 --> 00:02:33,384 It's true. 57 00:02:33,386 --> 00:02:36,121 There's a lot of weird stories in alaska, but in this particular case, 58 00:02:36,123 --> 00:02:38,957 We're talking about something that many native alaskans 59 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:44,363 And in fact some scientists even insist is absolutely real. 60 00:02:44,431 --> 00:02:50,302 A large, unidentified creature that supposedly lives in a 1,000-foot deep lake. 61 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:59,044 [josh] iliamna is the largest lake in the last frontier, 62 00:02:59,046 --> 00:03:02,714 Sitting in southern alaska and connected to the bering sea. 63 00:03:02,716 --> 00:03:06,518 It has been a life source to the indigenous people living along its shores 64 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,754 For nearly 10,000 years, 65 00:03:08,855 --> 00:03:11,790 Providing food and allowing them to build an economy 66 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:13,458 Around the abundant salmon. 67 00:03:15,696 --> 00:03:18,730 But for generations, the alaska natives have claimed 68 00:03:18,732 --> 00:03:22,234 There's more than just fish swimming in iliamna. 69 00:03:22,336 --> 00:03:26,338 Local tlingit legends descri a 30-foot aquatic beast 70 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,708 With a wolf-like head and razor sharp teeth. 71 00:03:31,011 --> 00:03:33,612 They call it the gonakadet. 72 00:03:33,614 --> 00:03:36,848 To the aleut people, it is known as the jig-ik-na 73 00:03:36,917 --> 00:03:39,952 An aggressive predator that stalks these frigid waters, 74 00:03:39,954 --> 00:03:41,086 Hunting its prey. 75 00:03:41,088 --> 00:03:44,122 -[groans] -[josh] be it animal or huma 76 00:03:44,124 --> 00:03:46,825 Local lore says the creatur attacks fishermen, 77 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:49,461 Specifically targeting boats painted red. 78 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,633 [dramatic music playing] 79 00:03:54,735 --> 00:03:55,834 [josh] in the 1940s, 80 00:03:55,936 --> 00:03:58,604 With increased airplane traffic over alaska, 81 00:03:58,606 --> 00:04:02,007 Comes a dramatic surge in sightings by bush pilots 82 00:04:02,009 --> 00:04:05,310 Of a dark-colored oversized beast in the lake 83 00:04:07,114 --> 00:04:08,814 In 1963, 84 00:04:08,816 --> 00:04:12,651 A biologist from alaska fis and game spots what he describes 85 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:17,356 As a 30-foot long creature, cruising below the surface. 86 00:04:17,424 --> 00:04:21,526 In that same decade, nasa astronauts report similar sightings 87 00:04:21,528 --> 00:04:24,796 While conducting training flights around the lake. 88 00:04:24,798 --> 00:04:26,398 By 1980, 89 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,902 Reports of a mystery creatur up to 50 feet long becomes so prevalent 90 00:04:30,904 --> 00:04:35,007 That an anchorage newspaper offers a $100,000 reward 91 00:04:35,009 --> 00:04:38,010 For solid proof of the iliamna lake monster 92 00:04:40,214 --> 00:04:44,516 The reward never pays out, but the reports persist. 93 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,554 Now, a spate of recent sightings has attracted the attention 94 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:51,623 Of the state's fisheries commission. 95 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:55,227 The office keeps an open fil to document the reports, 96 00:04:55,229 --> 00:04:59,464 And two biologists are so convinced there's a unique species her 97 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:01,800 They've started their own investigation 98 00:05:01,802 --> 00:05:04,736 And believe they're close to solving the mystery. 99 00:05:09,543 --> 00:05:11,043 So does that reward still stand, 100 00:05:11,045 --> 00:05:12,110 'cause I'll split it with you? 101 00:05:12,112 --> 00:05:14,246 60, 20, 20. Right? 102 00:05:14,315 --> 00:05:15,714 I said you, josh. 103 00:05:15,716 --> 00:05:17,316 All right. Cool. Sure. 60-40. 104 00:05:17,318 --> 00:05:18,950 -You watch yourself, jess. -What? 105 00:05:18,952 --> 00:05:20,619 [josh] so what do you guys think? 106 00:05:20,621 --> 00:05:23,355 Well, I think that legends like this always come from truth, 107 00:05:23,390 --> 00:05:24,856 And this is a perfect example. 108 00:05:24,858 --> 00:05:28,727 A lot of eyewitnesses have seen this over a long period of time, 109 00:05:28,729 --> 00:05:32,464 So it's not a matter of if there's something living in this lake, 110 00:05:32,566 --> 00:05:34,399 It's a matter of us going out there and finding it. 111 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:35,934 I agree with you there, jess. 112 00:05:35,936 --> 00:05:37,536 I think there's something in the lake, 113 00:05:37,637 --> 00:05:40,706 But that doesn't mean that something is a lake monster. 114 00:05:40,708 --> 00:05:42,407 It could be an overgrown fish. 115 00:05:42,409 --> 00:05:46,311 It could be a school of fish that come up to the surface. We don't know. 116 00:05:46,313 --> 00:05:48,347 But that's also why I think it's kind of awesome 117 00:05:48,448 --> 00:05:50,315 That there's a team of scientists there, 118 00:05:50,317 --> 00:05:52,918 Dedicating energy to try to solve this. 119 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,385 Well, I'm glad you feel that way, 120 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:56,555 Because you're going to be joining forces with those scientists. 121 00:05:56,623 --> 00:05:59,324 They are up at the lake right now doing research, 122 00:05:59,326 --> 00:06:01,259 Trying to figure out what this thing is, 123 00:06:01,328 --> 00:06:02,728 And they have a limited window 124 00:06:02,730 --> 00:06:05,163 Because lake iliamna freezes over in the winter. 125 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:08,300 Now they've been using stationary underwater cameras. 126 00:06:08,302 --> 00:06:10,535 What they don't have is an rov. 127 00:06:10,637 --> 00:06:12,471 So we're going to help them with that. 128 00:06:12,473 --> 00:06:15,006 Hopefully the ability to maneuver around underwater 129 00:06:15,008 --> 00:06:18,043 And get real-time video back might give us a breakthrough. 130 00:06:18,112 --> 00:06:20,212 Awesome. I'm all over that rov. 131 00:06:20,214 --> 00:06:21,713 -Video game geek gets to drive. -Yes. 132 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:22,914 [phil] no complaints there. 133 00:06:22,916 --> 00:06:24,416 [josh] so the mission is simple. 134 00:06:24,418 --> 00:06:28,653 Get to iliamna lake and figure out what people are seeing. 135 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:31,623 Could this be some sort of uncatalogued species 136 00:06:31,625 --> 00:06:34,426 That natives have been witnessing for generations? 137 00:06:34,428 --> 00:06:38,130 Or is this simply a case of misidentification of a known animal? 138 00:06:38,132 --> 00:06:41,099 We're going to find the lake monster. I feel it in my bones. 139 00:06:41,101 --> 00:06:42,901 -I like the confidence, jess. -[jessica] thank you. 140 00:06:42,903 --> 00:06:45,170 I like the confidence. Also, don't get eaten by a bear. 141 00:06:45,172 --> 00:06:46,705 -Oh, hold onto these. -Good luck. 142 00:06:48,509 --> 00:06:51,109 [josh] phil and jess fly nearly 3,400 miles 143 00:06:51,111 --> 00:06:53,945 To alaska's largest city, anchorage. 144 00:06:58,118 --> 00:07:01,253 There, they connect with local pilot tim la porte, 145 00:07:01,354 --> 00:07:04,055 Who's been transporting passengers and supplies 146 00:07:04,057 --> 00:07:09,294 To and from iliamna for 45 years in his fleet of pc-12s. 147 00:07:09,296 --> 00:07:11,963 To travel more nimbly to this remote location 148 00:07:12,032 --> 00:07:16,301 And to stay under our aircraft's strict 2,500-pound weight limit, 149 00:07:16,303 --> 00:07:18,703 We've downsized the gear and the crew. 150 00:07:18,705 --> 00:07:20,439 [tim] hope everybody had a light breakfast. 151 00:07:25,312 --> 00:07:27,245 [dramatic music playing] 152 00:07:35,355 --> 00:07:39,424 [phil speaking] 153 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:42,694 -[tim speaking] -[laughs] 154 00:07:42,696 --> 00:07:45,230 [phil speaking] 155 00:07:45,232 --> 00:07:47,132 [jessica speaking] 156 00:07:47,234 --> 00:07:49,634 [josh] alaska roads will only take you so far 157 00:07:49,703 --> 00:07:52,304 Over this rugged undeveloped landscape. 158 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:57,142 So this small plane will car our intrepid adventurers the remaining 200 miles 159 00:07:57,244 --> 00:08:00,712 To iliamna on their hunt for a monster. 160 00:08:00,714 --> 00:08:03,148 [phil speaking] 161 00:08:07,821 --> 00:08:10,222 [tim speaking] 162 00:08:13,427 --> 00:08:14,459 [jessica speaking] 163 00:08:14,528 --> 00:08:15,527 [tim speaking] 164 00:08:15,629 --> 00:08:16,862 [phil speaking] 165 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:19,431 [tim speaking] 166 00:08:32,346 --> 00:08:34,646 [phil speaking] 167 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:37,849 [tim speaking] 168 00:08:40,621 --> 00:08:41,620 [phil speaking] 169 00:08:47,928 --> 00:08:51,796 [jessica speaking] 170 00:08:51,798 --> 00:08:54,099 [josh] situated on the alaska peninsula, 171 00:08:54,101 --> 00:08:59,838 Iliamna lake is 77 miles lon and 22 miles across at its widest point. 172 00:08:59,907 --> 00:09:04,175 The 1,000-square-mile lake connects to bristol bay and the bering sea. 173 00:09:04,177 --> 00:09:08,213 The average depth is around 150 feet, but in some spots, 174 00:09:08,215 --> 00:09:10,415 It gets down to a thousand feet, 175 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:13,318 Water deep enough to submerge the eiffel tower 176 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:14,719 [phil speaking] 177 00:09:15,822 --> 00:09:17,088 [tim speaking] 178 00:09:20,093 --> 00:09:22,861 [josh] phil and jess land at the iliamna airport 179 00:09:22,963 --> 00:09:24,529 And hop on the ground transportation 180 00:09:24,531 --> 00:09:27,032 I've lined up to get them across the village. 181 00:09:28,101 --> 00:09:30,535 [engines revving] 182 00:09:30,604 --> 00:09:33,438 [adventurous music playing] 183 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,909 [josh] around here, cars are scarce and the road are just a little bumpy. 184 00:09:39,313 --> 00:09:41,046 [jessica cheering] 185 00:09:41,048 --> 00:09:44,115 [phil] living in alaska mean sharing your backyard with moose, 186 00:09:44,117 --> 00:09:45,817 Caribou and wolves, 187 00:09:45,819 --> 00:09:49,754 Not to mention the brown bea that greatly outnumber humans here. 188 00:09:49,823 --> 00:09:51,723 [jessica] it's pretty beautiful back here. 189 00:09:51,725 --> 00:09:54,426 [phil] yeah, it is. 190 00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:57,095 [phil] at iliamna, the power ratio is clear. 191 00:09:57,097 --> 00:10:00,065 Nature rules, people just try to survive. 192 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,101 And if we get hurt out here we're on our own. 193 00:10:05,038 --> 00:10:06,737 [josh] I've arranged for phil and jess 194 00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:10,609 To meet bruce wright and mark stigar at their base of operations 195 00:10:10,611 --> 00:10:15,213 They're a pair of real-life captain ahabs, hell-bent on finding their white whale 196 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:17,649 Or, in this case, their dark lake monster. 197 00:10:17,718 --> 00:10:21,820 Bruce was a biologist with alaska fish and game and continues to study 198 00:10:21,822 --> 00:10:24,055 The state's ecological habitats. 199 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:28,126 Mark has a degree in wildlife biology and is a retired colonel 200 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:30,195 And former chief aviation officer 201 00:10:30,197 --> 00:10:32,864 For the alaska army national guard. 202 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:34,866 Nice to meet a fellow biologist. 203 00:10:34,901 --> 00:10:37,135 Interested to see what you guys can teach us about 204 00:10:37,204 --> 00:10:38,970 Whatever's out there in the lake. 205 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:41,406 How big do you suspect this creature is? 206 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:46,778 Well, there's... There's lots of different reports, I mean, up to over 50 feet. 207 00:10:46,780 --> 00:10:49,814 [jessica] that's crazy. What would something like that even eat? 208 00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:52,517 We have five million sockeye salmon 209 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:55,053 That come up to the lake on an average year, 210 00:10:55,055 --> 00:10:59,190 And each of the females lays 2,000 to 5,000 eggs. 211 00:10:59,192 --> 00:11:05,263 So now you're looking at maybe five, six billion salmon in the lake rearing, 212 00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:08,800 And we know we have northern pike, burbot, lake trout, 213 00:11:08,802 --> 00:11:11,202 All these other predatory fish out there. 214 00:11:11,204 --> 00:11:13,938 [jessica] meaning there's plenty of fish here to sustain a monster. 215 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:15,940 So you're saying there's a top predator in the water 216 00:11:15,942 --> 00:11:17,542 And we don't know what it is yet. 217 00:11:17,611 --> 00:11:20,045 -We first started off trying to catch this thing. -[jessica] mmm-hmm. 218 00:11:20,146 --> 00:11:22,047 [bruce] we thought, "well, if we catch it, we would know." 219 00:11:22,049 --> 00:11:27,752 And we would set down up to 15 hooks, we were using a 38-pound anchor 220 00:11:27,854 --> 00:11:31,022 And we'd put it on the bottom, baited with a full salmon head. 221 00:11:33,026 --> 00:11:34,859 We had planned to only leave it out overnight, 222 00:11:34,928 --> 00:11:37,062 But due to the weather, couldn't get back to it. 223 00:11:37,130 --> 00:11:41,399 When we did come back to it as I was slowly coming in to retrieve the line, 224 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:45,537 I noticed that the line was not going out the same w that we had put it out. 225 00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:52,277 And it actually had moved quite a bit. 226 00:11:52,279 --> 00:12:00,151 And we started pulling the lineup, and the line wa just totally tangled up. 227 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:06,124 Several of the hooks are gon and of the 14 fish heads, ten of them were gone. 228 00:12:07,627 --> 00:12:10,829 And the 38-pound anchor was dragged 50 yards. 229 00:12:10,831 --> 00:12:12,097 -[jessica] oh, wow. -So... 230 00:12:12,099 --> 00:12:13,798 -So this thing is strong. -Yeah. 231 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:18,002 So at that point, I absolutely knew there was something in this lake. 232 00:12:18,004 --> 00:12:19,704 [jessica] so then what do you think it is? 233 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:21,239 [mark] I'm not sure what it is. 234 00:12:21,308 --> 00:12:25,009 There's large shark predators out there. One is the seals. 235 00:12:25,011 --> 00:12:26,811 We know there's freshwater seals 236 00:12:26,813 --> 00:12:28,847 That live in the lake year-round. 237 00:12:28,882 --> 00:12:30,415 I think that's something else. 238 00:12:30,417 --> 00:12:32,117 [phil] I mean, seals are marine mammals. 239 00:12:32,119 --> 00:12:35,453 That, to me, says that there's something unique about this lake. 240 00:12:35,555 --> 00:12:37,856 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 00:12:40,961 --> 00:12:44,462 Of seals around the world, what else could be a resident here 243 00:12:44,531 --> 00:12:45,930 That shouldn't be here? 244 00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:47,665 A lot of unknowns up here. 245 00:12:50,036 --> 00:12:52,837 [jessica] our plan is to hea towards the eastern side of the lake, 246 00:12:52,906 --> 00:12:56,241 Where mark says something sizable destroyed his bait system. 247 00:12:56,342 --> 00:12:59,744 Locals say the monster is aggressive and territoria 248 00:12:59,846 --> 00:13:03,114 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 00:13:12,826 --> 00:13:16,161 And even when the sun sets, it'll remain low in the sky 251 00:13:16,262 --> 00:13:19,731 That should give us a lot of extra light for this investigation. 252 00:13:21,401 --> 00:13:24,102 [mark] we did a recon a few days ago, 253 00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:29,407 We saw some targets on our acoustic gear that were really intriguing. 254 00:13:29,409 --> 00:13:34,312 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 00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:40,418 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 00:13:45,125 --> 00:13:49,260 The first place my biologis brain goes is whale. 259 00:13:49,362 --> 00:13:53,198 Whales can reach that length but this is a freshwater lak 260 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,700 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 00:14:24,464 --> 00:14:25,763 [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 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:35,940 If anything swims this way looking for a meal 272 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:37,709 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 For more information on expedition x, 824 00:41:27,118 --> 00:41:30,119 Head to discovery.Com/expeditionx.