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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,601 --> 00:00:04,647 Alaska, a vast remote wilderness 2 00:00:04,671 --> 00:00:06,716 twice the size of Texas. 3 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:09,852 You could walk for a year without seeing another person. 4 00:00:09,877 --> 00:00:11,855 In one of the most mysterious corners 5 00:00:11,878 --> 00:00:13,657 of the globe. 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,192 Everything in your being is telling you 7 00:00:15,215 --> 00:00:16,893 to get the hell out of there. 8 00:00:16,917 --> 00:00:18,695 This is a place hundreds of times 9 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:20,963 more deadly than the Bermuda Triangle. 10 00:00:20,987 --> 00:00:23,399 My God. 11 00:00:23,423 --> 00:00:25,635 Stories of alien abductions. 12 00:00:25,658 --> 00:00:28,304 That was definitely something not from this world. 13 00:00:28,329 --> 00:00:30,474 The paranormal, vanishing airplanes, 14 00:00:30,498 --> 00:00:32,075 and strange beasts. 15 00:00:32,098 --> 00:00:35,078 Bigfoot could be anywhere in Alaska hiding out. 16 00:00:35,101 --> 00:00:37,646 Have haunted those who dare set foot here. 17 00:00:37,670 --> 00:00:39,082 Who's that? 18 00:00:39,106 --> 00:00:41,539 Now I feel like something's after me. 19 00:00:43,542 --> 00:00:47,090 In the last 30 years, 16,000 people 20 00:00:47,113 --> 00:00:49,459 have disappeared without a trace. 21 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:51,228 In the vastness of this country, 22 00:00:51,252 --> 00:00:53,729 it's easy to be swallowed up in it. 23 00:00:53,753 --> 00:00:55,465 Witnesses tell us 24 00:00:55,488 --> 00:00:57,868 - their shocking stories. - I was horrified. 25 00:00:57,892 --> 00:00:59,335 And we've gathered some of the world's 26 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:01,405 leading experts in their field. 27 00:01:01,429 --> 00:01:04,040 I wanted to go out and get the evidence myself 28 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:05,876 and say this is real, 29 00:01:05,900 --> 00:01:07,411 this stuff exists. 30 00:01:07,435 --> 00:01:08,944 To try and unlock 31 00:01:08,968 --> 00:01:12,570 the mystery of the Alaska Triangle. 32 00:01:21,013 --> 00:01:23,060 The extent of paranormal activity 33 00:01:23,084 --> 00:01:25,817 in the Alaska Triangle is staggering. 34 00:01:27,420 --> 00:01:29,365 Journey here and you're bound to get 35 00:01:29,390 --> 00:01:32,002 more than you bargained for. 36 00:01:32,026 --> 00:01:35,237 Alaska is one of the most haunted places 37 00:01:35,262 --> 00:01:37,763 on the planet. 38 00:01:39,466 --> 00:01:41,777 Apparitions come out of nowhere 39 00:01:41,801 --> 00:01:43,701 and then disappear again. 40 00:01:45,371 --> 00:01:48,451 For centuries, travelers have come here 41 00:01:48,475 --> 00:01:52,555 only to meet their untimely fate. 42 00:01:52,579 --> 00:01:56,793 In Alaska, the dead continue to haunt the living. 43 00:01:56,817 --> 00:02:00,763 The paranormal activity here is nothing new. 44 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:03,188 It's bound up in the history of Alaska. 45 00:02:06,825 --> 00:02:09,205 The Alaska Triangle does seem to have 46 00:02:09,229 --> 00:02:11,807 a higher level of spiritual activity 47 00:02:11,831 --> 00:02:13,376 than other parts of the country. 48 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,277 And I think in part it's because 49 00:02:15,301 --> 00:02:18,181 of the history of the space. 50 00:02:18,204 --> 00:02:21,183 And the history of Alaska is one of mining. 51 00:02:21,207 --> 00:02:24,320 There's a lot of people who believe there are spirits 52 00:02:24,344 --> 00:02:26,756 that are not at rest, 53 00:02:26,780 --> 00:02:28,591 people who had died in cave-ins 54 00:02:28,615 --> 00:02:31,328 and their spirits are still up here with us. 55 00:02:31,352 --> 00:02:35,198 Spirits that are not only here 56 00:02:35,222 --> 00:02:36,765 but are reaching out 57 00:02:36,789 --> 00:02:39,703 ever ready to taunt and terrify. 58 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:41,805 What's your name? 59 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:45,264 No. 60 00:02:46,399 --> 00:02:47,399 What? 61 00:02:48,433 --> 00:02:49,712 Are these ghosts 62 00:02:49,736 --> 00:02:51,281 the result of the triangle 63 00:02:51,305 --> 00:02:52,871 biting back? 64 00:03:00,913 --> 00:03:02,725 At the turn of the last century, 65 00:03:02,750 --> 00:03:04,693 settlers were lured to Alaska 66 00:03:04,717 --> 00:03:06,185 by the riches of the land. 67 00:03:07,419 --> 00:03:09,832 They came with one thing in mind, 68 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:12,335 to make their fortune. 69 00:03:12,359 --> 00:03:16,161 Back then, Alaska was the last frontier. 70 00:03:17,396 --> 00:03:20,610 The men were tough and single-minded 71 00:03:20,634 --> 00:03:23,579 and they set to work tearing into the earth 72 00:03:23,603 --> 00:03:26,070 in search of its precious minerals. 73 00:03:28,307 --> 00:03:31,420 A few did succeed and became rich, 74 00:03:31,444 --> 00:03:34,591 but many died in the process. 75 00:03:34,615 --> 00:03:38,662 Today, these old mines are alive with hauntings. 76 00:03:38,686 --> 00:03:42,432 And the old mining towns are now ghost towns. 77 00:03:42,456 --> 00:03:44,768 The old copper mine of Kennecott 78 00:03:44,792 --> 00:03:46,603 is perched high in the mountains 79 00:03:46,627 --> 00:03:49,872 of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. 80 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:51,942 In 1916 alone, 81 00:03:51,966 --> 00:03:54,543 this one mine produced copper ore 82 00:03:54,567 --> 00:03:57,614 worth over $30 million. 83 00:03:57,638 --> 00:04:01,016 The wealth taken out of Alaska at that time 84 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,155 was extraordinary and by the 1930s, 85 00:04:05,179 --> 00:04:07,924 the value of the minerals 86 00:04:07,948 --> 00:04:09,626 that had been extracted 87 00:04:09,650 --> 00:04:13,752 was over three-quarters of a trillion dollars. 88 00:04:14,987 --> 00:04:18,000 Now what's interesting is that today, 89 00:04:18,024 --> 00:04:20,069 the Alaska Triangle is one of the most 90 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:22,404 haunted places in the United States, 91 00:04:22,428 --> 00:04:25,007 if not the entire world. 92 00:04:25,031 --> 00:04:28,033 Something really odd is going on here. 93 00:04:29,701 --> 00:04:31,081 The mine at Kennecott 94 00:04:31,105 --> 00:04:33,004 is renowned for its ghosts. 95 00:04:34,139 --> 00:04:35,951 But it's far from alone. 96 00:04:35,975 --> 00:04:40,322 There are haunted mines all over Alaska 97 00:04:40,346 --> 00:04:44,261 and one of the most eerie and spectacular is this, 98 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:46,250 Independence Mine. 99 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:51,834 High up in the mountains of the Triangle, 100 00:04:51,858 --> 00:04:54,137 nestled in Hatcher's Pass, 101 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:57,240 Independence Mine wasn't a copper mine. 102 00:04:57,264 --> 00:05:00,576 Here, they mined for the ultimate prize, 103 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,233 gold. 104 00:05:05,071 --> 00:05:07,384 Author and historian Steve Levi 105 00:05:07,408 --> 00:05:10,875 has written extensively about gold mining in Alaska. 106 00:05:12,278 --> 00:05:15,225 The Independence Mine is the largest goldmine 107 00:05:15,249 --> 00:05:16,925 in South Central Alaska. 108 00:05:16,949 --> 00:05:21,497 It was started in 1906 by Robert Lee Hatcher. 109 00:05:21,521 --> 00:05:24,334 Hatcher was out hunting rabbits with his dog, 110 00:05:24,358 --> 00:05:27,504 fired at a rabbit, and the buckshot 111 00:05:27,528 --> 00:05:30,072 hit the side of a rock ledge and it opened up 112 00:05:30,096 --> 00:05:31,975 and he realized there was gold there. 113 00:05:31,999 --> 00:05:33,742 Once gold was discovered, 114 00:05:33,766 --> 00:05:35,845 mining started straight away 115 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:38,781 and then the mine grew and grew. 116 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:41,918 We're talking about 200 to 300 employees. 117 00:05:41,942 --> 00:05:45,588 We are talking about maybe 20 miles of tunnels. 118 00:05:45,612 --> 00:05:47,478 It's a huge mine. 119 00:05:49,081 --> 00:05:50,492 The miles of tunnels ripped 120 00:05:50,516 --> 00:05:52,928 through the very fabric of the land 121 00:05:52,952 --> 00:05:55,653 and extracted millions of dollars' worth of gold. 122 00:05:57,090 --> 00:05:59,369 Now, it's totally deserted, 123 00:05:59,393 --> 00:06:02,494 except, so it's said, for ghosts. 124 00:06:05,264 --> 00:06:07,242 There have been a lot of tales of ghosts 125 00:06:07,266 --> 00:06:09,778 in the Independence Mine and that's not unreasonable 126 00:06:09,802 --> 00:06:11,113 considering the number of men 127 00:06:11,137 --> 00:06:13,283 who probably died in the tunnels. 128 00:06:13,307 --> 00:06:16,619 These guys, they would go in with picks and shovels, 129 00:06:16,643 --> 00:06:20,689 and they would start pounding away at a rock wall. 130 00:06:20,713 --> 00:06:22,459 You'll think you're digging out a little rock 131 00:06:22,483 --> 00:06:24,060 and you pull it out and all of a sudden, 132 00:06:24,084 --> 00:06:26,295 you'll get a collapsing of the tunnel. 133 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:28,163 You'll get rocks falling on you, 134 00:06:28,187 --> 00:06:29,865 broken bones are not unusual, 135 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:31,322 deaths are not unusual. 136 00:06:35,627 --> 00:06:38,163 Mining is a very dangerous enterprise. 137 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:42,800 Independence Mine is now open to visitors. 138 00:06:44,302 --> 00:06:46,649 Kristi Short is a guide here. 139 00:06:46,673 --> 00:06:48,774 She's lived in the area her whole life. 140 00:06:50,108 --> 00:06:51,788 Since she's been working here, 141 00:06:51,812 --> 00:06:54,423 Kristi has experienced some strange goings-on 142 00:06:54,447 --> 00:06:56,180 in the mine buildings. 143 00:06:58,518 --> 00:07:01,197 Rumor has it that the paranormal activity 144 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:04,122 is emanating from the top floor of the bunkhouse. 145 00:07:05,358 --> 00:07:07,137 Upstairs is creepy. 146 00:07:07,161 --> 00:07:08,872 We don't go up there. 147 00:07:08,896 --> 00:07:11,473 We... There's no reason for us to go up there. 148 00:07:11,497 --> 00:07:14,310 So when we do tours, we come on the second floor 149 00:07:14,334 --> 00:07:17,569 of the bunkhouse here, show people around, 150 00:07:18,737 --> 00:07:20,516 and then we head to the next house. 151 00:07:20,540 --> 00:07:22,384 So we just... 152 00:07:22,408 --> 00:07:24,286 We just stay out of there. That's not... 153 00:07:24,310 --> 00:07:25,709 Not some place you really wanna go. 154 00:07:28,047 --> 00:07:30,093 Stories from the mine are now known 155 00:07:30,117 --> 00:07:32,629 even beyond Alaska. 156 00:07:32,653 --> 00:07:36,365 Jeff Richards is a paranormal investigator from Canada 157 00:07:36,389 --> 00:07:39,223 who's been researching the history of the site. 158 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:43,105 At the top of Independence Mine, 159 00:07:43,129 --> 00:07:47,143 there's a room that not even those who work there today 160 00:07:47,167 --> 00:07:49,846 will go into. It's out of bounds. 161 00:07:49,870 --> 00:07:51,848 No one is permitted entry into this room 162 00:07:51,872 --> 00:07:54,417 because of the number of experiences 163 00:07:54,441 --> 00:07:56,619 that people have had over the years 164 00:07:56,643 --> 00:07:58,509 and how negative that they are. 165 00:08:00,812 --> 00:08:02,692 The last employee to go into the room 166 00:08:02,716 --> 00:08:05,661 has vowed to never return because of the presence 167 00:08:05,685 --> 00:08:08,031 that they felt in that space. 168 00:08:08,055 --> 00:08:10,956 They felt they were not alone at all. 169 00:08:12,824 --> 00:08:14,637 And, I mean, it happens with good reason 170 00:08:14,661 --> 00:08:17,740 as the story goes in the early years of the mine, 171 00:08:17,764 --> 00:08:20,677 there was somebody who actually hung himself 172 00:08:20,701 --> 00:08:22,100 in that room. 173 00:08:25,904 --> 00:08:29,673 Perhaps that spirit persists and stays there even today. 174 00:08:30,810 --> 00:08:32,422 The rooms above the mess hall 175 00:08:32,446 --> 00:08:34,812 are also kept off limits to the public. 176 00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:39,261 Just recently, a guide was upstairs 177 00:08:39,286 --> 00:08:44,000 and heard footsteps coming up the stairs, 178 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:45,601 he turned around to investigate 179 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:47,836 and nobody was there. 180 00:08:47,860 --> 00:08:50,273 But he saw that the old clock 181 00:08:50,297 --> 00:08:54,744 which hadn't worked in years was now ticking. 182 00:08:54,768 --> 00:08:59,236 Even more strangely, it was going backwards. 183 00:09:04,543 --> 00:09:06,089 On another occasion, 184 00:09:06,113 --> 00:09:08,846 a guide was checking out the rooms. 185 00:09:12,717 --> 00:09:15,965 Nobody had keys except himself 186 00:09:15,989 --> 00:09:18,934 and he was the last one to have been there. 187 00:09:18,958 --> 00:09:23,105 He noticed that on the table were some cards 188 00:09:23,129 --> 00:09:24,895 and he looked closer 189 00:09:26,298 --> 00:09:30,302 and realized that they spelled out two words, 190 00:09:35,206 --> 00:09:37,986 But even more haunted than the mine buildings 191 00:09:38,010 --> 00:09:40,623 are the tunnels themselves. 192 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:44,159 It's in the tunnels where the men worked and died. 193 00:09:44,183 --> 00:09:45,928 Here we go. 194 00:09:45,952 --> 00:09:47,629 For safety reasons, 195 00:09:47,653 --> 00:09:50,232 the mine tunnels are closed to the public. 196 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:52,936 In fact, even Kristi and the other guides 197 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,725 rarely venture into them. 198 00:09:56,162 --> 00:09:59,308 So do I think that there are spirits down here? 199 00:09:59,332 --> 00:10:00,842 Absolutely. 200 00:10:00,866 --> 00:10:02,477 Absolutely. 201 00:10:02,501 --> 00:10:05,748 There's definitely something down here 202 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:07,639 that I can't explain. 203 00:10:10,009 --> 00:10:13,089 I'm sure that the miners that were here 204 00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:15,658 left an impression and I believe their energy 205 00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:17,759 is still here for sure. 206 00:10:17,783 --> 00:10:20,818 That's absolutely true. 207 00:10:22,855 --> 00:10:25,500 It's not uncommon for hikers and visitors 208 00:10:25,524 --> 00:10:28,860 to report the sound of mining emanating from the shafts. 209 00:10:30,328 --> 00:10:31,975 Those men are still up here, 210 00:10:31,999 --> 00:10:34,443 they think they're still here mining away. 211 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:37,145 And there are times when daring to go 212 00:10:37,169 --> 00:10:41,084 into these tunnels has led to not just an eerie feeling 213 00:10:41,107 --> 00:10:44,142 but pure terror. 214 00:10:59,258 --> 00:11:01,370 Across Alaska, there are mines 215 00:11:01,394 --> 00:11:03,605 left over from the gold rush. 216 00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:06,075 Men from many countries died here 217 00:11:06,099 --> 00:11:08,577 and stories of ghosts are common. 218 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:10,980 Thousands of people have gone missing here 219 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,815 and died. 220 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:15,652 This is where the spirits of the dead roam free. 221 00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:19,677 It has to be one of the most dangerous places on earth. 222 00:11:20,745 --> 00:11:22,692 And nowhere is more haunted 223 00:11:22,716 --> 00:11:26,095 than Independence Mine at Hatcher's Pass. 224 00:11:26,119 --> 00:11:28,297 In fact, paranormal activity 225 00:11:28,321 --> 00:11:30,788 seems to also plague the surrounding area. 226 00:11:31,956 --> 00:11:34,370 Historian and author Steve Levi 227 00:11:34,394 --> 00:11:37,662 has been looking into a tragic story from 2019. 228 00:11:39,197 --> 00:11:41,144 To this day, unusual things happen 229 00:11:41,168 --> 00:11:42,711 around the Independence Mine. 230 00:11:42,735 --> 00:11:44,246 There was someone who was living in a hut 231 00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:47,616 near the mine and one day he simply vanished. 232 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,485 They really don't know what happened to him, 233 00:11:49,509 --> 00:11:51,953 he was just gone. 234 00:11:51,977 --> 00:11:54,790 The man was living alone in an isolated valley 235 00:11:54,815 --> 00:11:57,427 with no road access. 236 00:11:57,451 --> 00:11:59,261 When communication stopped, 237 00:11:59,286 --> 00:12:02,352 a flyby showed no sign of life at the cabin. 238 00:12:03,422 --> 00:12:05,268 A big search was undertaken 239 00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:06,802 for this missing man. 240 00:12:06,826 --> 00:12:09,971 The hut, it was in complete order 241 00:12:09,995 --> 00:12:12,307 but there was no trace of him. 242 00:12:12,331 --> 00:12:14,543 And he had just vanished, 243 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:16,211 never to be found again. 244 00:12:16,235 --> 00:12:18,548 Now that's just over the hill 245 00:12:18,572 --> 00:12:21,116 from the Independence Mine. 246 00:12:21,140 --> 00:12:24,153 Strange occurrences like this seem to be happening 247 00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:26,543 a lot in this area. 248 00:12:29,414 --> 00:12:31,860 But it's the ghostly sound of the miners 249 00:12:31,884 --> 00:12:33,528 that's the most commonly reported 250 00:12:33,552 --> 00:12:36,019 paranormal experience here. 251 00:12:37,556 --> 00:12:39,534 Kaisa Stenberg lives locally 252 00:12:39,558 --> 00:12:41,860 and has hiked around the mine many times. 253 00:12:43,428 --> 00:12:46,642 She's heard for herself the ghostly sound of the miners 254 00:12:46,665 --> 00:12:49,245 coming from deep within the mineshafts. 255 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:51,313 It literally was like 256 00:12:51,337 --> 00:12:52,981 what you would hear in a movie, 257 00:12:53,005 --> 00:12:55,250 a pickaxe upon stone 258 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:58,888 trying to chip away that rock to find gold. 259 00:12:58,912 --> 00:13:00,655 Those men are still up here. 260 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,081 They think they're still here mining away. 261 00:13:04,750 --> 00:13:07,395 On one occasion, Kaisa was with her sister 262 00:13:07,419 --> 00:13:09,731 and they both heard the blasting of rocks 263 00:13:09,755 --> 00:13:11,933 from deep underground. 264 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:14,336 At first, I thought maybe there was an earthquake, 265 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,338 and I looked at my sister, 266 00:13:16,363 --> 00:13:18,875 and we knew that this is not an earthquake. 267 00:13:18,899 --> 00:13:21,510 The type of rumble we were hearing was like 268 00:13:21,534 --> 00:13:24,046 the impact of something that had exploded, 269 00:13:24,070 --> 00:13:25,947 like someone used dynamite, 270 00:13:25,971 --> 00:13:28,840 and it was very unnerving. 271 00:13:29,942 --> 00:13:31,520 I'm pretty sure what we heard 272 00:13:31,544 --> 00:13:35,191 was the lingering presence of someone 273 00:13:35,215 --> 00:13:37,592 who was exploding dynamite, 274 00:13:37,616 --> 00:13:40,495 and that was pretty scary. 275 00:13:40,519 --> 00:13:44,332 I just got the very distinct feeling 276 00:13:44,356 --> 00:13:45,889 that we should not be there. 277 00:13:47,459 --> 00:13:50,206 In fact, it seems that strange occurrences 278 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:53,442 around the mine are becoming ever more frequent. 279 00:13:53,466 --> 00:13:55,076 So, there has been an increased 280 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:58,246 number of hauntings happening up here, 281 00:13:58,270 --> 00:14:01,739 sightings, hearing things. 282 00:14:02,841 --> 00:14:04,519 One of the most disturbing stories 283 00:14:04,543 --> 00:14:07,089 comes from a young woman who was hiking in the region. 284 00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:08,758 She stopped to rest, just outside 285 00:14:08,782 --> 00:14:11,092 of one of the shafts, and began to hear 286 00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:14,085 a strange noise coming from somewhere in the area. 287 00:14:16,322 --> 00:14:18,567 She realized quickly that this was actually coming 288 00:14:18,591 --> 00:14:20,570 from inside of the mine shaft. 289 00:14:20,594 --> 00:14:23,438 And she thought this was somebody who is in distress, 290 00:14:23,462 --> 00:14:25,363 somebody who had had an accident. 291 00:14:27,133 --> 00:14:30,902 So she went to go see who was hurt. 292 00:14:36,542 --> 00:14:39,355 And she got further and further into the tunnel, 293 00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:42,346 and it became more and more intense. 294 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:46,216 But there was nobody there. 295 00:14:50,188 --> 00:14:52,023 There are spirits here. 296 00:14:53,826 --> 00:14:55,638 It's because of stories like this 297 00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:57,907 that Independence Mine is now known 298 00:14:57,931 --> 00:14:59,508 as one of the most haunted places 299 00:14:59,532 --> 00:15:01,476 in the Alaska Triangle. 300 00:15:01,500 --> 00:15:04,212 And it's this reputation that has attracted 301 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:06,381 the attention of a local paranormal group 302 00:15:06,405 --> 00:15:09,518 called Alaska Ghost Hunters. 303 00:15:09,542 --> 00:15:12,388 The team have always wanted to investigate here. 304 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,490 And now, for the first time, 305 00:15:14,514 --> 00:15:17,994 they've gained access to the old mine buildings. 306 00:15:18,018 --> 00:15:19,895 It's here that they think 307 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:22,720 any spirits of the miners would reside. 308 00:15:24,088 --> 00:15:26,235 Lead investigator, John Francis, 309 00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:28,471 is convinced the buildings are haunted 310 00:15:28,495 --> 00:15:30,628 by souls that are lingering on. 311 00:15:32,530 --> 00:15:33,909 Well, there's a couple reasons 312 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,477 why spirits might linger. 313 00:15:35,501 --> 00:15:37,879 One is they're afraid of being judged. 314 00:15:37,903 --> 00:15:39,347 They could have done something in their life 315 00:15:39,371 --> 00:15:41,182 where they don't wanna answer to. 316 00:15:41,206 --> 00:15:44,287 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 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:50,359 John is being joined on this investigation 319 00:15:50,383 --> 00:15:52,028 by his ghost hunting colleagues, 320 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. 322 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 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:05,629 and they never came back out. 325 00:16:06,831 --> 00:16:09,711 There are people who died very painful deaths, 326 00:16:09,735 --> 00:16:11,780 or they're suffocated, and basically died 327 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:13,370 before their time. 328 00:16:14,539 --> 00:16:16,052 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 334 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, 337 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. 339 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, 372 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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