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Alaska, a vast remote wilderness
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twice the size of Texas.
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You could walk for a year
without seeing another person.
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In one of the most
mysterious corners
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of the globe.
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Everything in your being
is telling you
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to get the hell out of there.
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This is a place
hundreds of times
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more deadly
than the Bermuda Triangle.
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My God.
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Stories of alien abductions.
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That was definitely something
not from this world.
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The paranormal,
vanishing airplanes,
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and strange beasts.
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Bigfoot could be
anywhere in Alaska hiding out.
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Have haunted
those who dare set foot here.
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Who's that?
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Now I feel like
something's after me.
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In the last
30 years, 16,000 people
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have disappeared
without a trace.
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In the vastness of this country,
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it's easy to be
swallowed up in it.
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Witnesses tell us
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- their shocking stories.
- I was horrified.
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And we've gathered
some of the world's
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leading experts in their field.
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I wanted to go out
and get the evidence myself
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and say this is real,
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this stuff exists.
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To try and unlock
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the mystery
of the Alaska Triangle.
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The extent
of paranormal activity
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in the Alaska Triangle
is staggering.
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Journey here
and you're bound to get
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more than you bargained for.
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Alaska is one
of the most haunted places
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on the planet.
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Apparitions come out of nowhere
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and then disappear again.
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For centuries,
travelers have come here
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only to meet
their untimely fate.
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In Alaska, the dead continue
to haunt the living.
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The paranormal
activity here is nothing new.
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It's bound up
in the history of Alaska.
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The Alaska Triangle
does seem to have
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a higher level
of spiritual activity
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than other parts of the country.
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And I think in part it's because
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of the history of the space.
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And the history
of Alaska is one of mining.
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There's a lot of people
who believe there are spirits
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that are not at rest,
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people who had died in cave-ins
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and their spirits
are still up here with us.
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Spirits that are not only here
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but are reaching out
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ever ready to taunt and terrify.
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What's your name?
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No.
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What?
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Are these ghosts
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the result of the triangle
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biting back?
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At the turn of the last century,
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settlers were lured to Alaska
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by the riches of the land.
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They came
with one thing in mind,
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to make their fortune.
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Back then,
Alaska was the last frontier.
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The men were tough
and single-minded
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and they set to work
tearing into the earth
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in search
of its precious minerals.
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A few did succeed
and became rich,
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but many died in the process.
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Today, these old mines
are alive with hauntings.
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And the old mining towns
are now ghost towns.
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The old copper mine of Kennecott
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is perched high in the mountains
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of Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park.
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In 1916 alone,
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this one mine produced
copper ore
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worth over $30 million.
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The wealth taken out
of Alaska at that time
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was extraordinary
and by the 1930s,
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the value of the minerals
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that had been extracted
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was over three-quarters
of a trillion dollars.
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Now what's interesting
is that today,
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the Alaska Triangle
is one of the most
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haunted places
in the United States,
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if not the entire world.
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Something really odd
is going on here.
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The mine at Kennecott
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is renowned for its ghosts.
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But it's far from alone.
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There are haunted mines
all over Alaska
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and one of the most eerie
and spectacular is this,
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Independence Mine.
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High up in the mountains
of the Triangle,
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nestled in Hatcher's Pass,
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Independence Mine
wasn't a copper mine.
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Here, they mined
for the ultimate prize,
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gold.
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Author and historian Steve Levi
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has written extensively
about gold mining in Alaska.
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The Independence Mine
is the largest goldmine
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in South Central Alaska.
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It was started in 1906
by Robert Lee Hatcher.
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Hatcher was out hunting
rabbits with his dog,
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fired at a rabbit,
and the buckshot
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hit the side of a rock ledge
and it opened up
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and he realized
there was gold there.
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Once gold was discovered,
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mining started straight away
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and then the mine grew and grew.
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We're talking about
200 to 300 employees.
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We are talking about
maybe 20 miles of tunnels.
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It's a huge mine.
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The miles of tunnels ripped
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through the very fabric
of the land
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and extracted millions
of dollars' worth of gold.
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Now, it's totally deserted,
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except, so it's said,
for ghosts.
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There have been a lot
of tales of ghosts
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in the Independence Mine
and that's not unreasonable
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considering the number of men
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who probably died
in the tunnels.
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These guys, they would go in
with picks and shovels,
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and they would start
pounding away at a rock wall.
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You'll think you're
digging out a little rock
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and you pull it out
and all of a sudden,
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you'll get a collapsing
of the tunnel.
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You'll get rocks falling on you,
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broken bones are not unusual,
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deaths are not unusual.
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Mining is a very
dangerous enterprise.
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Independence Mine
is now open to visitors.
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Kristi Short is a guide here.
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She's lived in the area
her whole life.
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Since she's been working here,
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Kristi has experienced
some strange goings-on
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in the mine buildings.
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Rumor has it
that the paranormal activity
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is emanating from the top
floor of the bunkhouse.
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Upstairs is creepy.
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We don't go up there.
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We... There's no reason
for us to go up there.
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So when we do tours,
we come on the second floor
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of the bunkhouse here,
show people around,
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and then we head
to the next house.
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So we just...
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We just stay out of there.
That's not...
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Not some place
you really wanna go.
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Stories
from the mine are now known
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even beyond Alaska.
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Jeff Richards is a paranormal
investigator from Canada
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who's been researching
the history of the site.
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At the top of Independence Mine,
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there's a room that not even
those who work there today
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will go into.
It's out of bounds.
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No one is permitted
entry into this room
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because of the number
of experiences
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that people have had
over the years
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and how negative that they are.
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The last employee
to go into the room
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has vowed to never return
because of the presence
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that they felt in that space.
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They felt
they were not alone at all.
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And, I mean,
it happens with good reason
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as the story goes in
the early years of the mine,
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there was somebody
who actually hung himself
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in that room.
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Perhaps that spirit persists
and stays there even today.
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The rooms above the mess hall
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are also kept off limits
to the public.
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Just recently,
a guide was upstairs
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and heard footsteps
coming up the stairs,
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he turned around to investigate
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and nobody was there.
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But he saw that the old clock
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which hadn't worked in years
was now ticking.
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Even more strangely,
it was going backwards.
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On another occasion,
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a guide was checking out
the rooms.
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Nobody had keys except himself
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and he was the last one
to have been there.
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He noticed that on the table
were some cards
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and he looked closer
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and realized that
they spelled out two words,
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But even more haunted
than the mine buildings
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are the tunnels themselves.
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It's in the tunnels where
the men worked and died.
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Here we go.
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For safety reasons,
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the mine tunnels
are closed to the public.
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In fact, even Kristi
and the other guides
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rarely venture into them.
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So do I think that
there are spirits down here?
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Absolutely.
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Absolutely.
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There's definitely
something down here
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that I can't explain.
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I'm sure that the miners
that were here
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left an impression
and I believe their energy
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is still here for sure.
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That's absolutely true.
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It's not uncommon
for hikers and visitors
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to report the sound of mining
emanating from the shafts.
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Those men are still up here,
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they think they're still here
mining away.
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And there are
times when daring to go
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into these tunnels has led
to not just an eerie feeling
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but pure terror.
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Across Alaska, there are mines
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left over from the gold rush.
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Men from many countries
died here
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and stories of ghosts
are common.
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Thousands of people
have gone missing here
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and died.
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This is where the spirits
of the dead roam free.
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It has to be one of the most
dangerous places on earth.
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And nowhere is more haunted
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than Independence Mine
at Hatcher's Pass.
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In fact, paranormal activity
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seems to also plague
the surrounding area.
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Historian and author Steve Levi
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has been looking into
a tragic story from 2019.
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To this day,
unusual things happen
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around the Independence Mine.
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There was someone
who was living in a hut
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near the mine and one day
he simply vanished.
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They really don't know
what happened to him,
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he was just gone.
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The man was living
alone in an isolated valley
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with no road access.
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When communication stopped,
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a flyby showed no sign
of life at the cabin.
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A big search was undertaken
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for this missing man.
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The hut,
it was in complete order
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but there was no trace of him.
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And he had just vanished,
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never to be found again.
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Now that's just over the hill
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from the Independence Mine.
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Strange occurrences like this
seem to be happening
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a lot in this area.
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But it's the
ghostly sound of the miners
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that's the most
commonly reported
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paranormal experience here.
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Kaisa Stenberg lives locally
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and has hiked around the mine
many times.
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She's heard for herself the
ghostly sound of the miners
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coming from deep
within the mineshafts.
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It literally was like
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what you would hear in a movie,
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a pickaxe upon stone
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trying to chip away
that rock to find gold.
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Those men are still up here.
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They think they're
still here mining away.
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On one occasion,
Kaisa was with her sister
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and they both heard
the blasting of rocks
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from deep underground.
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At first, I thought
maybe there was an earthquake,
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and I looked at my sister,
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and we knew that
this is not an earthquake.
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The type of rumble
we were hearing was like
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the impact of something
that had exploded,
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like someone used dynamite,
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and it was very unnerving.
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I'm pretty sure what we heard
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was the lingering presence
of someone
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who was exploding dynamite,
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and that was pretty scary.
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I just got
the very distinct feeling
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that we should not be there.
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In fact, it seems
that strange occurrences
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around the mine are becoming
ever more frequent.
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So, there has been an increased
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number of hauntings
happening up here,
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sightings, hearing things.
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One of the most
disturbing stories
283
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comes from a young woman
who was hiking in the region.
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She stopped to rest,
just outside
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of one of the shafts,
and began to hear
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a strange noise coming
from somewhere in the area.
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She realized quickly
that this was actually coming
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from inside of the mine shaft.
289
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And she thought this was
somebody who is in distress,
290
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somebody who had had
an accident.
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So she went to go see
who was hurt.
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And she got further
and further into the tunnel,
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and it became
more and more intense.
294
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But there was nobody there.
295
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There are spirits here.
296
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It's because
of stories like this
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that Independence Mine
is now known
298
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as one of the most
haunted places
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in the Alaska Triangle.
300
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And it's this reputation
that has attracted
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the attention
of a local paranormal group
302
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called Alaska Ghost Hunters.
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The team have always wanted
to investigate here.
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And now, for the first time,
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they've gained access
to the old mine buildings.
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It's here that they think
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any spirits of the miners
would reside.
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Lead investigator, John Francis,
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00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:28,471
is convinced the buildings
are haunted
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by souls that are lingering on.
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Well, there's a couple reasons
312
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why spirits might linger.
313
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One is they're afraid
of being judged.
314
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They could have done
something in their life
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where they don't wanna
answer to.
316
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And another reason
is they died so quickly,
317
00:15:44,311 --> 00:15:46,711
that they don't even realize
they passed away.
318
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John is being
joined on this investigation
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00:15:50,383 --> 00:15:52,028
by his ghost hunting colleagues,
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00:15:52,052 --> 00:15:54,786
Sarah Godfrey
and Jamie Kokoszka.
321
00:15:56,054 --> 00:15:59,769
Jamie's grown up with stories
about the haunted mines.
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00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:02,071
There are a lot of people
323
00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:03,940
who have wandered
into this area,
324
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and they never came back out.
325
00:16:06,831 --> 00:16:09,711
There are people who died
very painful deaths,
326
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or they're suffocated,
and basically died
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before their time.
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In the old bunkrooms,
329
00:16:16,076 --> 00:16:18,254
the team set up
low light video cameras
330
00:16:18,278 --> 00:16:19,989
to capture any movement.
331
00:16:20,013 --> 00:16:22,291
And they have
specialist electronic sensors
332
00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:24,514
to detect unusual activity.
333
00:16:25,783 --> 00:16:27,462
If they do manage to communicate
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00:16:27,486 --> 00:16:29,398
with the spirits,
then they may be able
335
00:16:29,422 --> 00:16:32,289
to ascertain the reason
behind their presence.
336
00:16:33,591 --> 00:16:36,438
But even before they finish
setting up their equipment,
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00:16:36,462 --> 00:16:39,129
there's a sign
of some ghostly activity.
338
00:16:41,332 --> 00:16:43,334
The flashlight just turned on.
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00:16:46,038 --> 00:16:47,817
Hello.
340
00:16:47,841 --> 00:16:49,384
With no one touching it,
341
00:16:49,408 --> 00:16:52,321
the flashlight turned itself on.
342
00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:55,124
For ghost hunters,
this is a recognized way
343
00:16:55,148 --> 00:16:56,713
for spirits to reach out.
344
00:16:57,915 --> 00:16:59,850
Is there someone
in this room with us?
345
00:17:02,254 --> 00:17:03,865
If there's anyone
in this room with us,
346
00:17:03,889 --> 00:17:05,957
you can talk to us
through this box.
347
00:17:07,326 --> 00:17:09,637
This is a
especially designed device
348
00:17:09,662 --> 00:17:12,607
called a spirit box,
that takes electronic signals
349
00:17:12,632 --> 00:17:14,210
from the air, and passes them
350
00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:16,444
through word recognition
software.
351
00:17:16,469 --> 00:17:18,346
In this way, the team believes
352
00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:21,549
that the spirits are actually
able to talk to them.
353
00:17:21,574 --> 00:17:23,574
What country are you from?
354
00:17:28,647 --> 00:17:31,861
The noise
isn't clear, but slowly,
355
00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:34,419
words become discernible.
356
00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:41,592
What's your name?
357
00:17:50,602 --> 00:17:53,382
The words make no
sense to the ghost hunters,
358
00:17:53,405 --> 00:17:55,785
but guide Kristi
has agreed to listen
359
00:17:55,808 --> 00:17:58,119
to the team's recording.
360
00:17:58,144 --> 00:17:59,688
And it's when she reviews
361
00:17:59,711 --> 00:18:01,690
the ghost hunters'
low light video,
362
00:18:01,713 --> 00:18:03,759
recorded in one
of the bunk rooms,
363
00:18:03,782 --> 00:18:06,228
that the true significance
of these words
364
00:18:06,251 --> 00:18:07,652
comes to light.
365
00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:12,690
Teacher? Whoa.
366
00:18:15,060 --> 00:18:16,760
My God, I'm shaking.
367
00:18:32,945 --> 00:18:35,356
One of the most
haunted mines in Alaska
368
00:18:35,381 --> 00:18:38,727
is Independence Mine
at Hatcher's Pass,
369
00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:42,586
high in the mountains
of the Alaska Triangle.
370
00:18:45,156 --> 00:18:47,068
An experienced
ghost hunting team
371
00:18:47,093 --> 00:18:49,404
has been conducting
a thorough investigation,
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00:18:49,429 --> 00:18:52,074
trying to reach out
to the spirits.
373
00:18:52,097 --> 00:18:54,210
We didn't seem
to find any unusual
374
00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:56,010
electromagnetic activity.
375
00:18:56,035 --> 00:18:59,214
However, the spirit box
seemed to be responding to us.
376
00:18:59,239 --> 00:19:01,083
Normally, it makes a bunch
of gibberish sounds,
377
00:19:01,106 --> 00:19:02,550
but there were some
distinct words
378
00:19:02,575 --> 00:19:05,186
that did come out of the box.
379
00:19:05,211 --> 00:19:07,856
It was just kind of difficult
to understand exactly
380
00:19:07,881 --> 00:19:09,480
what it was trying to tell us.
381
00:19:10,548 --> 00:19:11,993
The clearest sounds
382
00:19:12,018 --> 00:19:13,695
were recorded on the audio track
383
00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,897
of a low light camera
that they've set up
384
00:19:15,922 --> 00:19:17,888
in an old bunkroom at the mine.
385
00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,640
We've sent this footage
to paranormal investigator,
386
00:19:24,663 --> 00:19:26,096
Jeff Richards.
387
00:19:27,298 --> 00:19:30,311
As a ghost hunter himself,
Jeff is well-practiced
388
00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,435
in the use
of these spirit boxes.
389
00:19:33,572 --> 00:19:36,618
In this clip,
we see an investigative team,
390
00:19:36,643 --> 00:19:39,922
and they're using a device
that moves through
391
00:19:39,945 --> 00:19:42,290
banks of words, and draws them
392
00:19:42,315 --> 00:19:44,660
based on environmental readings
393
00:19:44,683 --> 00:19:46,828
that are being taken,
electromagnetic frequency,
394
00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:48,897
temperature, humidity,
different things,
395
00:19:48,922 --> 00:19:51,500
the ideas that spirit
can manipulate the environment
396
00:19:51,523 --> 00:19:52,856
to draw out certain words.
397
00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:56,038
Teacher.
398
00:19:56,061 --> 00:19:58,229
So we do hear the word teacher.
399
00:19:59,364 --> 00:20:00,843
Drunk.
400
00:20:00,866 --> 00:20:02,478
Bottle.
401
00:20:02,501 --> 00:20:05,047
And then, we hear words
that might be drunk,
402
00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:06,315
possibly bottle.
403
00:20:06,338 --> 00:20:07,872
Help.
404
00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,186
Yeah, that's very interesting.
405
00:20:11,211 --> 00:20:13,021
I can clearly
make out the word help.
406
00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:14,722
That's certainly
what it sounds like to me.
407
00:20:14,747 --> 00:20:17,092
Help.
408
00:20:17,115 --> 00:20:19,728
It's entirely possible
though that these words
409
00:20:19,751 --> 00:20:21,462
are coming
from different spirits.
410
00:20:21,487 --> 00:20:24,032
It's not uncommon to have
two or three spirits
411
00:20:24,057 --> 00:20:26,568
try to communicate,
once that doorway
412
00:20:26,593 --> 00:20:28,593
of communication
has been opened.
413
00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:33,275
Back at Independence Mine,
414
00:20:33,298 --> 00:20:35,376
guide Kristi Short
is preparing to view
415
00:20:35,401 --> 00:20:38,846
the same footage
from the ghost hunting team.
416
00:20:38,871 --> 00:20:41,150
With a good knowledge
of the mine's history,
417
00:20:41,173 --> 00:20:43,419
if anyone can make sense
of the words
418
00:20:43,442 --> 00:20:46,422
from the spirit box,
it will be her.
419
00:20:46,445 --> 00:20:48,144
Is there someone in the room?
420
00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,292
Looks like
they're in the bunkhouse.
421
00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:53,229
Teacher.
422
00:20:53,252 --> 00:20:55,118
Teacher? Whoa.
423
00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,623
- Lake.
- Lake?
424
00:20:59,625 --> 00:21:01,769
Out.
425
00:21:01,794 --> 00:21:03,239
- Out?
- Out?
426
00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:05,307
Net.
427
00:21:05,330 --> 00:21:06,830
Net. I heard net.
428
00:21:08,133 --> 00:21:09,877
Send more help.
429
00:21:09,902 --> 00:21:11,247
Send more help.
430
00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:15,250
Wine, drunk.
431
00:21:15,275 --> 00:21:19,087
Okay. So,
what I've heard so far
432
00:21:19,112 --> 00:21:23,057
is teacher, outside, net,
433
00:21:23,082 --> 00:21:27,817
send more help, wine, drunk.
434
00:21:29,186 --> 00:21:32,601
The hair on my head
is standing up right now.
435
00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:35,703
This is so crazy.
So I'm sitting literally
436
00:21:35,728 --> 00:21:38,039
in the teacher's desk.
437
00:21:38,064 --> 00:21:40,643
There were two teachers
that taught here
438
00:21:40,666 --> 00:21:42,577
when the mine was open.
439
00:21:42,602 --> 00:21:44,546
There is Mr. Brown.
440
00:21:44,569 --> 00:21:47,182
And Mr. Brown,
441
00:21:47,205 --> 00:21:49,751
his demise is really sad.
442
00:21:49,776 --> 00:21:52,320
He actually,
during the summertime,
443
00:21:52,345 --> 00:21:55,746
went to a fish trap,
444
00:21:56,815 --> 00:21:58,082
and he died.
445
00:21:59,518 --> 00:22:02,998
And there was the second
teacher that was here,
446
00:22:03,021 --> 00:22:06,201
and his name was Mr. Dickey.
447
00:22:06,224 --> 00:22:08,136
And Mr. Dickey,
448
00:22:08,161 --> 00:22:11,440
he got caught under some ice,
449
00:22:11,463 --> 00:22:13,375
and drowned.
450
00:22:13,398 --> 00:22:15,711
So, both teachers
451
00:22:15,734 --> 00:22:20,171
that were teaching here
at the mine died.
452
00:22:22,106 --> 00:22:24,319
I'm a little freaked out
right now.
453
00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:27,077
My God, I'm shaking.
454
00:22:29,815 --> 00:22:32,161
The spirit box, I do believe
455
00:22:32,184 --> 00:22:35,663
that they give us a direct way
to communicate with the dead.
456
00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:38,133
We can hear their voices
coming through
457
00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:40,802
in a very direct way,
and the Alaska Triangle
458
00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:43,527
can be the draw for a spirit
from the other side.
459
00:22:46,263 --> 00:22:48,344
Kristi's been
shaken by what appears
460
00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:50,778
to be references
to the two teachers,
461
00:22:50,802 --> 00:22:54,605
but nothing has prepared her
for what comes next.
462
00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,054
- Help.
- Help.
463
00:22:59,077 --> 00:23:01,144
What's your name?
464
00:23:05,218 --> 00:23:06,595
Holliday?
465
00:23:06,618 --> 00:23:09,230
- No.
- Holliday?
466
00:23:09,255 --> 00:23:10,732
What?
467
00:23:10,757 --> 00:23:12,957
My God.
468
00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,260
Just to hear it, wow.
469
00:23:32,979 --> 00:23:34,423
At Independence Mine,
470
00:23:34,447 --> 00:23:36,592
deep within the Alaska Triangle,
471
00:23:36,615 --> 00:23:39,260
guide Kristi Short
is reviewing a video
472
00:23:39,285 --> 00:23:41,419
filmed by a local
ghost hunting team.
473
00:23:42,621 --> 00:23:45,834
The words spoken
by the team's spirit box
474
00:23:45,857 --> 00:23:48,224
are having a striking impact.
475
00:23:53,699 --> 00:23:55,231
What's your name?
476
00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,605
- Holliday?
- No.
477
00:24:03,808 --> 00:24:05,319
What?
478
00:24:05,344 --> 00:24:07,411
My God.
479
00:24:09,713 --> 00:24:11,714
Just to hear it, wow.
480
00:24:13,518 --> 00:24:16,330
Actually, hearing that,
481
00:24:16,355 --> 00:24:18,166
we have to go upstairs.
482
00:24:18,191 --> 00:24:20,723
We have to go upstairs.
483
00:24:25,730 --> 00:24:27,131
My God.
484
00:24:28,299 --> 00:24:29,877
My God.
485
00:24:29,902 --> 00:24:31,434
This is crazy.
486
00:24:36,074 --> 00:24:38,086
Right here on the wall,
487
00:24:38,109 --> 00:24:40,189
it says Holliday.
488
00:24:40,212 --> 00:24:44,147
He died July 1st, 1941.
489
00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:46,961
That's...
490
00:24:46,986 --> 00:24:49,452
That's really intense actually.
491
00:24:51,222 --> 00:24:52,934
Why am I crying?
492
00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:55,369
So, um, yeah,
493
00:24:55,394 --> 00:24:59,974
I don't know anything else
about, Mr. Holliday.
494
00:24:59,999 --> 00:25:02,333
But I know that this is here.
495
00:25:04,035 --> 00:25:06,114
The writing on the wall reads
496
00:25:06,137 --> 00:25:09,417
Holliday, July 1st, 1941.
497
00:25:09,442 --> 00:25:11,987
Died in the bullpen.
498
00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:14,222
Like, I'm shaking, and, like,
499
00:25:14,247 --> 00:25:16,592
the hair keeps standing up
on my head
500
00:25:16,615 --> 00:25:20,061
and on my arms,
and I know I'm not cold.
501
00:25:20,086 --> 00:25:22,029
I'm wearing like
two pairs of pants,
502
00:25:22,054 --> 00:25:24,365
and three shirts.
503
00:25:24,390 --> 00:25:27,825
That's just bizarre.
504
00:25:29,861 --> 00:25:31,606
It's thought
that Mr. Holliday died
505
00:25:31,631 --> 00:25:34,742
in this very room,
known as the bullpen,
506
00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:37,268
possibly after sustaining
an injury.
507
00:25:39,170 --> 00:25:40,949
The inscription on the wall
was written
508
00:25:40,972 --> 00:25:44,486
by his fellow miners
as a memorial to him.
509
00:25:44,509 --> 00:25:48,123
That's crazy.
510
00:25:48,146 --> 00:25:50,047
That is crazy.
511
00:25:51,715 --> 00:25:53,461
My God.
512
00:25:53,486 --> 00:25:55,430
It sounds far-fetched,
513
00:25:55,453 --> 00:25:58,799
and obviously,
it's impossible to prove,
514
00:25:58,824 --> 00:26:00,769
but some of the results
515
00:26:00,792 --> 00:26:04,306
of these spirit boxes
are extraordinary.
516
00:26:04,329 --> 00:26:06,842
This is Alaska for you.
517
00:26:06,865 --> 00:26:10,778
This is where the paranormal
comes alive.
518
00:26:10,803 --> 00:26:14,982
And Independence Mine
just epitomizes
519
00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:17,385
the weirdness that goes on
520
00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:19,042
in the Alaska Triangle.
521
00:26:21,746 --> 00:26:23,592
There does seem to be
a heightened level
522
00:26:23,615 --> 00:26:26,327
of activity
within the Alaska Triangle.
523
00:26:26,352 --> 00:26:29,964
Spirits do seem
to be almost alive,
524
00:26:29,989 --> 00:26:32,534
more so in Alaska, than other
parts of the world.
525
00:26:32,557 --> 00:26:36,859
It is a state that was based
on a high degree of hope.
526
00:26:38,563 --> 00:26:41,809
We have numerous individuals
who came to Alaska
527
00:26:41,834 --> 00:26:44,011
because it was
this amazing frontier,
528
00:26:44,036 --> 00:26:45,614
where they were trying
529
00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:47,382
to make a better life
for themselves.
530
00:26:47,405 --> 00:26:49,084
Sometimes, that didn't work out,
531
00:26:49,107 --> 00:26:51,686
sometimes there were
tragedies attached,
532
00:26:51,711 --> 00:26:53,755
and sometimes those aspirations
533
00:26:53,778 --> 00:26:55,123
were met with disappointment.
534
00:26:55,146 --> 00:26:56,857
All of these things
535
00:26:56,882 --> 00:26:58,727
do tend to bring about
536
00:26:58,750 --> 00:27:00,761
a stronger connection
for the spirit
537
00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:01,986
to the physical world.
538
00:27:03,087 --> 00:27:05,166
And there's
nowhere where this connection
539
00:27:05,191 --> 00:27:07,269
is stronger
than at Independence Mine
540
00:27:07,292 --> 00:27:09,538
at Hatcher's Pass.
541
00:27:09,561 --> 00:27:13,730
For Kristi, life at the mine
will never be the same.
542
00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,378
I am blown away.
543
00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:21,450
I cannot... I cannot
believe what I'm hearing.
544
00:27:21,473 --> 00:27:23,785
Genuinely,
545
00:27:23,808 --> 00:27:26,087
that was freaky. That...
546
00:27:26,112 --> 00:27:27,344
That was freaky.
547
00:27:28,712 --> 00:27:31,393
The ghosts of
Independence Mine are here,
548
00:27:31,416 --> 00:27:32,816
and here to stay.
549
00:27:34,419 --> 00:27:37,365
But the paranormal activity
of the Alaska Triangle
550
00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:39,768
isn't limited to ghosts.
551
00:27:39,791 --> 00:27:43,505
Strange creatures are said
to roam the wilderness,
552
00:27:43,528 --> 00:27:46,441
and one of the largest
and most terrifying
553
00:27:46,464 --> 00:27:48,410
is reputed to live
in the treacherous,
554
00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:51,278
snowcapped mountains
that stretch menacingly
555
00:27:51,302 --> 00:27:53,382
across the state.
556
00:27:53,405 --> 00:27:56,585
Evidence is building
that Alaska is home
557
00:27:56,608 --> 00:28:00,021
to its very own
abominable snowman,
558
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:02,880
the Alaskan Yeti.
559
00:28:17,896 --> 00:28:19,607
The Alaska Triangle is alive
560
00:28:19,632 --> 00:28:22,633
with stories of strange
monstrous creatures.
561
00:28:24,068 --> 00:28:25,614
In the dark interior,
562
00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:28,016
Bigfoot is said to roam freely,
563
00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:30,519
blending in and out
of the forests,
564
00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,342
and wreaking terror.
565
00:28:33,444 --> 00:28:35,557
But the snowy peaks
may also be home
566
00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:38,226
to another ape-like beast.
567
00:28:38,250 --> 00:28:40,662
The white Bigfoot.
568
00:28:40,685 --> 00:28:43,832
So we are getting some reports,
569
00:28:43,855 --> 00:28:47,269
of people sighting
these Bigfoot-type creatures
570
00:28:47,292 --> 00:28:50,971
that actually have
white-colored fur.
571
00:28:50,996 --> 00:28:53,107
A giant ape with white fur
572
00:28:53,132 --> 00:28:55,844
in the snowy mountains
of Alaska?
573
00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:58,367
Surely this is the yeti.
574
00:29:06,009 --> 00:29:08,355
Strange sightings
from high in the mountains
575
00:29:08,380 --> 00:29:10,592
of the Alaska Triangle
are now beginning
576
00:29:10,615 --> 00:29:13,095
to come to light,
of a large creature
577
00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:16,998
that can only be described
as an abominable snowman.
578
00:29:17,021 --> 00:29:19,800
Alaska's very own yeti.
579
00:29:19,825 --> 00:29:21,970
These creatures
that are sighted,
580
00:29:21,993 --> 00:29:25,740
these humanoid,
ape-like creatures,
581
00:29:25,765 --> 00:29:28,777
they're very tall, very shaggy.
582
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,413
They've got extremely
long limbs.
583
00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:33,315
Obviously, they're very strong.
584
00:29:33,338 --> 00:29:35,851
I think they're more than
capable of surviving
585
00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:37,875
in this harsh landscape.
586
00:29:39,210 --> 00:29:40,855
They're similar to Bigfoot,
587
00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,656
but more prone to attack.
588
00:29:42,681 --> 00:29:44,992
Many investigators believe
that the Bigfoot
589
00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:47,762
is more closely related
to humans,
590
00:29:47,787 --> 00:29:49,998
while the abominable snowman
or yeti
591
00:29:50,021 --> 00:29:52,299
is more of a violent
ape creature,
592
00:29:52,324 --> 00:29:54,935
and reports of this creature
have been coming in
593
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,837
from the Alaska Triangle.
594
00:29:56,862 --> 00:29:59,907
As an expert hunter and tracker,
595
00:29:59,932 --> 00:30:03,111
Chuke Rowley has been looking
into some of these reports,
596
00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:05,814
and one from the '80s
jumps out at him,
597
00:30:05,837 --> 00:30:08,517
as it comes from none other
than the commander
598
00:30:08,540 --> 00:30:11,474
of the US Military
Special Forces Team.
599
00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:15,790
So I have
a report here from 1988
600
00:30:15,815 --> 00:30:19,928
about a military team
of special forces in Alaska
601
00:30:19,951 --> 00:30:21,962
that had a sighting.
602
00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:24,766
This team went out
for a training exercise,
603
00:30:24,789 --> 00:30:26,701
they had cross-country skis,
604
00:30:26,724 --> 00:30:29,259
a lot of equipment,
and snow shoes.
605
00:30:30,627 --> 00:30:33,275
The team were high
up in the Alaska Triangle,
606
00:30:33,298 --> 00:30:35,731
just north
of the Brooks Mountain Range.
607
00:30:38,135 --> 00:30:39,847
They had been flown
by helicopter
608
00:30:39,872 --> 00:30:42,839
to a remote location
for cold weather training.
609
00:30:49,146 --> 00:30:52,626
Now, very quickly,
on their march,
610
00:30:52,651 --> 00:30:54,550
they see these tracks.
611
00:31:00,023 --> 00:31:01,836
The snow is two feet deep,
612
00:31:01,861 --> 00:31:03,171
and they're finding these tracks
613
00:31:03,194 --> 00:31:04,894
with a five-foot stride.
614
00:31:07,765 --> 00:31:09,310
I mean, they could barely get
615
00:31:09,335 --> 00:31:11,746
one and one half feet stride,
616
00:31:11,769 --> 00:31:14,048
walking in this deep snow.
617
00:31:14,073 --> 00:31:16,483
It's a bipedal animal.
618
00:31:16,508 --> 00:31:18,307
So the tracks are huge.
619
00:31:20,044 --> 00:31:21,655
From the impact on the snow,
620
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,424
the team was able to calculate
621
00:31:23,449 --> 00:31:25,993
that this mysterious beast
was in the region
622
00:31:26,018 --> 00:31:28,652
of an incredible 600 pounds.
623
00:31:30,054 --> 00:31:32,666
From that, they estimated
a staggering height
624
00:31:32,691 --> 00:31:34,490
of nine feet.
625
00:31:36,193 --> 00:31:38,138
After a while
of following these tracks,
626
00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:41,397
they hear a blood-curdling howl.
627
00:31:44,737 --> 00:31:47,315
A low-pitched scream
628
00:31:47,338 --> 00:31:49,384
coming from the woods,
629
00:31:49,407 --> 00:31:51,173
directed at them.
630
00:31:52,978 --> 00:31:55,490
The whole team felt
it was a warning,
631
00:31:55,513 --> 00:31:58,159
and it was at that point
that the captain decided
632
00:31:58,182 --> 00:32:00,060
to pull the plug on the mission,
633
00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:02,885
and head back to the helicopter.
634
00:32:05,457 --> 00:32:07,301
The way it's written,
635
00:32:07,326 --> 00:32:09,804
the details given about the gear
636
00:32:09,827 --> 00:32:11,573
and the landscape,
637
00:32:11,596 --> 00:32:14,196
I tend to feel that this is
a credible report.
638
00:32:16,934 --> 00:32:20,115
Cliff Barackman
is an expert cryptozoologist
639
00:32:20,138 --> 00:32:22,817
with a deep knowledge
of natural habitats.
640
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:26,387
He sees a clear link
between the yeti of Alaska,
641
00:32:26,412 --> 00:32:29,356
and the more famous
Himalayan yeti.
642
00:32:29,381 --> 00:32:31,393
A lot of the habitat in Alaska
643
00:32:31,416 --> 00:32:33,595
actually resembles that
of the Himalayas.
644
00:32:33,618 --> 00:32:35,130
High altitudes,
645
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:37,798
cold temperatures, deep valleys.
646
00:32:37,823 --> 00:32:40,468
So if an animal like the yeti
could live in the Himalayas,
647
00:32:40,491 --> 00:32:43,426
something like that
can certainly live in Alaska.
648
00:32:44,761 --> 00:32:46,374
And there is remarkable evidence
649
00:32:46,397 --> 00:32:47,875
from the Himalayas,
650
00:32:47,900 --> 00:32:50,000
that the yeti does exist there.
651
00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,882
Look at this.
652
00:32:53,905 --> 00:32:57,018
It's one of the first photos
of a yeti footprint.
653
00:32:57,041 --> 00:33:00,321
It was taken by
British explorer Eric Shipton,
654
00:33:00,346 --> 00:33:03,779
high up at 19,000 feet
in the Himalayas.
655
00:33:05,249 --> 00:33:08,829
He's put his axe next
to it for scale,
656
00:33:08,854 --> 00:33:12,467
the footprint measures
13 inches.
657
00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:17,059
It clearly looks like
the footprint of a giant ape.
658
00:33:20,664 --> 00:33:23,678
In 1986, while
trekking in the Himalayas,
659
00:33:23,701 --> 00:33:26,181
renowned mountaineer
Reinhold Messner,
660
00:33:26,204 --> 00:33:28,682
saw an upright
ape-like creature,
661
00:33:28,707 --> 00:33:32,409
about seven feet tall,
hurtling between the trees.
662
00:33:35,847 --> 00:33:37,759
And in 1973,
663
00:33:37,782 --> 00:33:40,217
an American
scientific expedition
664
00:33:40,284 --> 00:33:43,064
reported mysterious
footprints in the snow
665
00:33:43,087 --> 00:33:45,622
that resembled those
of a mountain gorilla.
666
00:33:47,057 --> 00:33:49,537
But there are no gorillas
in the Himalayas,
667
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,162
or any other known large apes.
668
00:33:54,132 --> 00:33:57,578
The expedition zoologist,
Jeffrey McNeely, said,
669
00:33:57,603 --> 00:34:00,115
"It seems quite clear
that the tracks belong
670
00:34:00,138 --> 00:34:03,306
to an animal which is still
unknown to science."
671
00:34:05,777 --> 00:34:07,588
A plaster cast of the footprint
672
00:34:07,613 --> 00:34:10,347
found on this expedition
was made at the site.
673
00:34:11,481 --> 00:34:13,193
And the size of this footprint,
674
00:34:13,217 --> 00:34:15,663
together with the one
in the icepick photo,
675
00:34:15,686 --> 00:34:17,498
is a good match
for the footprints
676
00:34:17,523 --> 00:34:20,956
seen in Northern Alaska
by the Special Forces team.
677
00:34:23,561 --> 00:34:26,240
I would say that the legends
678
00:34:26,264 --> 00:34:28,576
of the yeti of the Himalayans,
679
00:34:28,599 --> 00:34:30,677
the abominable snowman,
680
00:34:30,702 --> 00:34:34,882
is extremely similar
to our legend here in Alaska,
681
00:34:34,907 --> 00:34:37,018
it's really amazing.
682
00:34:37,041 --> 00:34:38,887
To me,
it just makes a lot of sense
683
00:34:38,911 --> 00:34:40,989
that they could be
a distant cousin,
684
00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:44,414
or somehow, a creature
may have traveled over here.
685
00:34:45,817 --> 00:34:47,628
A common ancestor could easily
686
00:34:47,652 --> 00:34:49,931
have crossed over
the Bering land bridge,
687
00:34:49,954 --> 00:34:51,565
the extended ice cap
688
00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:54,090
that used to connect
Asia and America.
689
00:34:57,829 --> 00:34:59,807
You look at the woolly mammoth,
690
00:34:59,831 --> 00:35:02,844
you look at horses, bears,
691
00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:06,313
all of these animals
have origins in Asia.
692
00:35:06,338 --> 00:35:08,838
How did they get here?
The Bering land bridge.
693
00:35:10,541 --> 00:35:12,454
Once it arrived in the snowy,
694
00:35:12,478 --> 00:35:14,289
rugged terrain of Alaska,
695
00:35:14,313 --> 00:35:17,092
this ancient creature
could easily disappear
696
00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:19,248
into the vastness
of the landscape.
697
00:35:22,286 --> 00:35:25,500
While Cliff explores
below the snow line,
698
00:35:25,523 --> 00:35:27,936
Chuke heads up
into the mountains
699
00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:30,804
to see for himself
the natural habitat
700
00:35:30,829 --> 00:35:33,108
of this awe-inspiring creature.
701
00:35:33,132 --> 00:35:36,411
If the yeti does exist
in Alaska,
702
00:35:36,434 --> 00:35:39,947
it's landscape like this
that will be its home,
703
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:43,650
perilous and seemingly endless.
704
00:35:43,675 --> 00:35:45,186
We're in the Alaska Triangle.
705
00:35:45,210 --> 00:35:47,376
This land will swallow you up.
706
00:36:00,891 --> 00:36:02,670
Much of the Alaska Triangle
707
00:36:02,693 --> 00:36:04,472
is isolated wilderness.
708
00:36:04,496 --> 00:36:06,240
The snow-capped mountain ranges
709
00:36:06,264 --> 00:36:09,177
are dangerous terrain
for climbers and hikers.
710
00:36:09,201 --> 00:36:11,579
But there could be
a more sinister reason
711
00:36:11,603 --> 00:36:14,449
for people disappearing here.
712
00:36:14,472 --> 00:36:17,152
I do believe
that there is a mysterious,
713
00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:19,786
dangerous, ape-like creature
714
00:36:19,811 --> 00:36:22,322
that inhabits
the snowy mountains
715
00:36:22,347 --> 00:36:24,192
of the Alaska Triangle.
716
00:36:24,215 --> 00:36:28,083
There have been too many
sightings not to believe it.
717
00:36:29,452 --> 00:36:32,188
But it's not just
in the mountains.
718
00:36:34,291 --> 00:36:36,036
In the southwest of Alaska,
719
00:36:36,061 --> 00:36:39,907
below the high peaks,
lies Lake Iliamna.
720
00:36:39,931 --> 00:36:42,643
For generations, locals here
have been talking
721
00:36:42,668 --> 00:36:45,568
of a creature known
as the Big Man.
722
00:36:47,605 --> 00:36:51,240
Peducia Andrews has lived
in the area her whole life.
723
00:36:52,577 --> 00:36:55,045
She's grown up
hearing these stories.
724
00:36:56,213 --> 00:36:59,260
It's just different things
that people have experienced,
725
00:36:59,284 --> 00:37:02,230
weird noises,
and thrashing of the trees,
726
00:37:02,253 --> 00:37:03,998
and we just feel like
727
00:37:04,021 --> 00:37:06,489
something is right there,
watching us.
728
00:37:08,391 --> 00:37:10,271
One day, in mid-winter,
729
00:37:10,295 --> 00:37:12,974
Peducia watched as one
of her neighbors set off
730
00:37:12,998 --> 00:37:14,898
into the woods
on a hunting trip.
731
00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:17,601
He never came back.
732
00:37:18,735 --> 00:37:20,315
He did not make it home,
733
00:37:20,338 --> 00:37:23,885
and that night, it started
snowing and snowing,
734
00:37:23,909 --> 00:37:26,141
pretty soon, we have
about three, four feet.
735
00:37:27,411 --> 00:37:29,958
And the next day,
a bunch of guys
736
00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:33,228
on snow machines
went to look for him.
737
00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:37,864
They saw where he made a fire
under a tree,
738
00:37:37,889 --> 00:37:41,824
and then, it's like he got
real scared of something.
739
00:37:44,096 --> 00:37:46,273
The men searching
for the missing hunter
740
00:37:46,297 --> 00:37:48,809
could see that something
had spooked him.
741
00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:50,411
From the side of the fire,
742
00:37:50,434 --> 00:37:53,213
footsteps ran off
into the trees.
743
00:37:53,237 --> 00:37:56,617
He took off, running on the ice,
744
00:37:56,641 --> 00:37:58,952
in the deep snow,
745
00:37:58,976 --> 00:38:00,887
and pretty soon,
there was no more tracks,
746
00:38:00,911 --> 00:38:02,579
and we don't know why.
747
00:38:04,650 --> 00:38:06,393
The footsteps suddenly stopped,
748
00:38:06,418 --> 00:38:08,318
but there was no sign
of the man.
749
00:38:09,487 --> 00:38:12,132
It's as if he disappeared
into thin air.
750
00:38:12,157 --> 00:38:13,889
It's a big mystery.
751
00:38:16,661 --> 00:38:18,940
Cliff Barackman
has been exploring the area
752
00:38:18,963 --> 00:38:20,708
around Lake Iliamna,
753
00:38:20,731 --> 00:38:23,077
and he's unearthed
an intriguing report,
754
00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:25,045
centered upon the local airfield
755
00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:27,047
that may provide a clue.
756
00:38:27,072 --> 00:38:30,717
Back in 1978, a flight
controller was leaving work,
757
00:38:30,742 --> 00:38:32,519
when he noticed a strange shape
758
00:38:32,543 --> 00:38:34,588
over by the radio tower.
759
00:38:34,612 --> 00:38:36,958
At first, he thought it was
a large bear of some sort,
760
00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:39,159
but it soon became
very obvious that it wasn't.
761
00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:41,695
Well, the guy was scared,
so he shot at the thing,
762
00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:45,322
and he is certain that
he hit it dead in the chest.
763
00:38:47,192 --> 00:38:49,503
The creature
backed up a few steps,
764
00:38:49,527 --> 00:38:52,239
turned, ran across
the snow-covered tundra,
765
00:38:52,264 --> 00:38:54,541
and off into the hills.
766
00:38:54,565 --> 00:38:55,976
The man was shaken
767
00:38:56,001 --> 00:38:57,811
by this violent confrontation,
768
00:38:57,835 --> 00:39:01,081
but wanted to know
what the creature was.
769
00:39:01,106 --> 00:39:03,617
So he gathered together
a small group of men
770
00:39:03,641 --> 00:39:04,940
to go in pursuit.
771
00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:09,523
Armed to the teeth,
they set off,
772
00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:11,125
pausing at the spot
773
00:39:11,148 --> 00:39:12,715
where the creature
had been seen.
774
00:39:13,717 --> 00:39:15,862
They found blood in the snow,
775
00:39:15,887 --> 00:39:18,599
and huge 18-inch footprints
776
00:39:18,623 --> 00:39:20,556
running off into the hills.
777
00:39:22,159 --> 00:39:24,505
The size of the
footprints was so shocking,
778
00:39:24,528 --> 00:39:26,340
that they gave up the chase,
779
00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,965
turn back, and headed to safety.
780
00:39:32,369 --> 00:39:35,882
It's a disturbing story,
but it's the high mountains
781
00:39:35,907 --> 00:39:38,541
that are said to be
the true home of the yeti.
782
00:39:41,545 --> 00:39:44,858
And now, expert hunter
and tracker Chuke Rowley
783
00:39:44,882 --> 00:39:48,128
has hiked above the snow line
to experience for himself
784
00:39:48,152 --> 00:39:50,253
the creature's natural habitat.
785
00:39:52,690 --> 00:39:54,936
If the Alaskan yeti
is out there,
786
00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:56,637
it would most likely be
787
00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:59,195
on isolated mountainsides
like this.
788
00:40:00,331 --> 00:40:04,711
We are almost at 2,000 feet
789
00:40:04,735 --> 00:40:06,202
in the mountains.
790
00:40:08,606 --> 00:40:10,617
So this is the type of habitat
791
00:40:10,641 --> 00:40:12,686
that a Sasquatch
792
00:40:12,710 --> 00:40:16,556
or a Bigfoot-type yeti creature
793
00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:18,291
would live in.
794
00:40:18,315 --> 00:40:19,994
It's pretty rough terrain.
795
00:40:20,018 --> 00:40:22,362
You gotta be strong,
have long legs,
796
00:40:22,387 --> 00:40:25,699
and warm insulation.
797
00:40:25,724 --> 00:40:28,202
I think it's well-suited
for a yeti-like creature,
798
00:40:28,226 --> 00:40:29,226
I really do.
799
00:40:33,063 --> 00:40:35,108
The landscape
looks quite barren,
800
00:40:35,132 --> 00:40:36,744
but there's plenty of game,
801
00:40:36,768 --> 00:40:38,545
and it's not just meat
802
00:40:38,570 --> 00:40:40,581
that's on offer
to a prime predator.
803
00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:43,384
Already, I have found berries
804
00:40:43,407 --> 00:40:44,952
that get covered by snow,
805
00:40:44,976 --> 00:40:46,853
that are frozen
and are preserved.
806
00:40:46,878 --> 00:40:49,056
There are what we call
crowberries,
807
00:40:49,079 --> 00:40:52,126
little blackberries,
and low bush cranberries.
808
00:40:52,150 --> 00:40:54,650
And there's one right here.
809
00:40:58,289 --> 00:40:59,666
It's still good.
810
00:40:59,690 --> 00:41:01,601
This whole mountainside...
811
00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:03,403
And that's actually sweet.
812
00:41:03,427 --> 00:41:05,039
It's not even fermented.
813
00:41:05,063 --> 00:41:07,108
This whole mountainside
is covered in berries.
814
00:41:07,132 --> 00:41:08,831
This is a big-time food source.
815
00:41:10,266 --> 00:41:12,146
It's prime yeti habitat.
816
00:41:12,170 --> 00:41:14,347
But Chuke has to get off
the mountain
817
00:41:14,371 --> 00:41:16,271
before the weather sets in.
818
00:41:17,340 --> 00:41:19,353
Something is going on here.
819
00:41:19,376 --> 00:41:20,954
There are people disappearing,
820
00:41:20,978 --> 00:41:23,224
and if you're not careful,
821
00:41:23,248 --> 00:41:24,780
you could disappear, too.
822
00:41:26,483 --> 00:41:29,230
It's out there,
but like Bigfoot,
823
00:41:29,253 --> 00:41:31,498
it's an elusive creature.
824
00:41:31,523 --> 00:41:35,123
We've just got to watch out,
and tread carefully.
825
00:41:37,829 --> 00:41:40,273
It's the Alaska Triangle.
826
00:41:40,297 --> 00:41:41,463
It's a mystery.
827
00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:45,813
Whether it's spirits
from the beyond,
828
00:41:45,836 --> 00:41:49,016
or legendary creatures
coming to life,
829
00:41:49,039 --> 00:41:51,318
the secrets
of the Alaska Triangle
830
00:41:51,342 --> 00:41:53,454
are deep and impenetrable.
831
00:41:53,478 --> 00:41:56,824
The frozen landscape
is a source of wonder,
832
00:41:56,847 --> 00:42:00,349
but it's here
that the paranormal thrives.
64789
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