■■NARRATOR: On this episode ■of■ "Destination Truth,"
Josh heads■ t■o the kingdom of Cambodia ■fo■r the first-evr
■ paranormal investigation ■ ■of the world-famous Angkor W■
■ ■Chasing reports that thi■s ■800-year-old tempe
is home to a■ng■ry spirits,
the ■te■am has a terrifying encount■er■
in the crumb■li■ng ruins.
GATES: Whoa, light, li■gh■t, right there, light!
Next, the team t■ra■vels to British Columbia to■ s■earh
for Canada's legendary■ ■ lake creature, Ogopogo.
■ ■Beneath the surface of these■ f■reezing waters,
wi■ll■ the team come face-to-fe ■■with a massive monster?
Hold on!
■ ■ GATES: I'm Josh Gates■.■
In my travels, I'v■e ■seen some unexplainable thi■ng■s,
an■d ■I've done some things I ca■n'■t quite explain.
Aah!
Now I've pulle■d ■together a tm
■ ■armed with the latest technolo■
in the search for an■sw■ers to the world's strangest my■st■eri.
I'm not sure w■ha■t's out thee waiting for ■me■,
but I know wha■t■ I'm looking for —
the truth.
It is unusual ■fo■r a countrys most treasured n■at■ional landmk
to also be a para■no■rmal hot spot,
but that's exa■ct■ly the case in Cambodia
where visitors to the ha■ll■owd Angkor Wat temple
■ have reported countl■es■s paranormal encounte.
The Angkor complex cov■er■s a staggering 40 square m■il■es
of courtyards, pal■ac■es and religious shrines.
■ ■At the center of it all sits■ A■ngkor Wat.
Originally a 12th-centur■y■ Hindu temple, later Buddhi■st,
it is the larg■es■t religious building in th■e ■world.
■■ Cut off from the mainland ■by■ a 600-foot-wide m■Xoat,
the temple is ■de■signed to resemble
the peaks of M■ou■nt Meru,
■ ■the home of powerful Hind■u ■deities.
Multiple c■on■centric walls and courtyar■ds■ lead
to f■iv■e massive spires.
The central to■we■r is the heit of a 25-st■or■y building.
■XCarvings of gods, demons a■■ depictions of Heaven and H■ell
adorn ■th■e walls of the sprawling compl■ex■,
■ ■which is believed to have ben ■■ used as a funerary temple.
At various locatio■ns■ throughout the site,
ey■ew■itnesses report hearing di■se■mbodied voices
■ ■ and agonizing screams
as well as s■ee■ing glowing bas
of■ l■ight through the sacred halls.■
■■ We were honored to be ■th■e first team
ever t■o ■be granted permission to fi■lm■
in Angkor Wa■t ■after sundown.
■ ■ We quickly assembled ■ou■r equipment, grabbed our gr
and headed out ■■for this historic investigati.
■■We flew 8,000 miles west from L■os■ Angeles
■ ■to the kingdom of Cambodia.
Ali ■an■d I were eager to claim our■ l■uggage.
Got it!
■It■'s mine.
It's■ a■ll my toiletri.
■ ■Fair enough.
■An■d with our bags all accound ■fo■r, we had a spring in our sp
and were o■n ■our way.
We made ■th■e short drive from the airport■
to t■he■ colorful city of Siem Reap■.■
He■re■, the thick jungles and un■ta■med wildlife
seemed■ t■o coexist alongside sputte■ri■ng motorcycles
■■and French Colonial archit■ec■ture.
Ali made■ f■riends with the locals.
■■ ♪
■■ And we even bumped into■ "■Destination Truth's"
future c■am■eraman.
Shoot him.■
■■ And now shoot him.
Right over there, ■■ nice, smooth pa.
■■Dude, this kid is y bett■er■ than you.
■■ Josh, it doesn't take much■ ■ to be better than me.
I think you're■ r■eplaced, du.
[ Laughs ]
■ GATES: The tranqu■il■ity of Siem Reap
stands in stark contra■st■ to Cambodia's recent histo■ry.
■■ In the late 20th century, ■ ■the Khmer Rouge
ru■le■d this country with an iron■ f■ist,
■■killing more than 2 million ■■of their own people.
Si■no■e the fall of the regim,
ther■e ■are signs everywhere that life ■is■, once again,
begi■nn■ing to prosper.
■■Unfortunately, the same coud ■ ■not be said for our new rid.
[ Clunking ]
■ It's making some very■ w■eird noises.
■ ■ -Gates. - Yeah?
MIKE: The wheel ■is■ about to fall off.
■ ■ This thing is a piece.
VANE■SS■A: Gates, I thk we need ■a ■vehicle chan,
■ ■Cambodia-style.
[ Imitates m■ot■orcycl]
■ That can probably be arr■an■ge. I know a guy.
With the stree■ts■ of Cambodia chock full of ■mo■torcycles,
■we■ decided the locals■X might be on to■ s■omething.
We traveled to the o■ut■skirts of the city to meet ■wi■th a mn
■ ■who said he had a violen■t ■physical encounter
with■ o■ne of the spirits of the t■em■ple.
What exactly ■di■d you see?
He wasn't th■e ■only person who said a spirit■
had at■ta■cked him at Angkor W.
This former soldier was ac■co■sd while sleeping in the ■te■mpl.
■He■ was sleeping in the doorw.
And was he hurt? ■■
■ GATES: Not wanting to wa■st■e any time on the way
■■ to our next interview, I gr■ab■bed some fast food.
This is perfect.
■ ■Do you guys have any spec■ia■ls today?
I'll take a cheesestea■k,■ extra cheese, peppers,
hold the onions.
■ ■ I'm going to need that to go■
We sped ■on■ through the countryside
an■d ■into a nearby village where we■ s■at down
■■with a respected female shamn
■ ■who claimed to have intimate ■kn■owledge of the spirits
■ of the temple and ho■w ■I could see them.
Wh■er■e in Angkor t should I go to■ f■ind spiri?
[ Spea■ks■ native language ]
[ Speaks ■na■tive language ]
GATES: She gave me a l■is■t of the offerings
■■I'd have to bring to Angkor W.
I'd have to ■tr■avel to two of Cambodia's m■os■t sacred templs
■ ■to get the incense and candl■
but th■e ■food offerings
would be ava■il■able at the nearby market.■
■■ Unfortunately, a day on ■■the bikes had left us
■ all a little dusty.
I am filth■y.■
Ali, did a tra■y ■of browns just explode i■n ■your fa?
■■No.
I just got■ o■ne of those Cambodian spray ta■ns■.
How does it look? ■■ -It's pretty even.
Yeah? It's good?
- No, it looks ■na■tural. - All right.
GA■TE■S: We split up to■X get our first
■ ■ and easiest-to-obtain offeri■,
■ ■five different types of frui.
■■Mini mango.
Dr■ag■on fruit.
Lychee.■
Jackfruit.
Pine■ap■ple.
GATES: W■an■ting to look my bet for our bi■g ■night in the temp,
I veered■ i■nto Cambodia's version of t■he■ salon
■ ■ to have my nails done.
I ■sa■id, "Girl, you need to get rid■ o■f that man."
You know wha■t■ I'm talking about.
■It■ is hot in here.
■■ Whoo!
Make sure you square t■ho■se o.
And before we got■ ■back on the road,
we made one more s■to■p
■■because when you see a sign ■■like this,
you just have ■to■ investigat.
■■ I put my feet in here? ■ ■-Yeah.
- And the fish eat ■my■ feet? - Yes, eat your feet.■
They make a new ■on. It's good.
They m■ak■e a new foot. And does it ■hu■rt?
■ ■It's very happy, hap. ■Ah■h, ahh.
Sir, I h■av■e a question for you.
Are you a cr■az■y person■X? - No.
Is this one of y■ou■r old customers?
No. Come on,■ g■uys.
■ How bad could it be, ■ ■having a fish eat your foot?
[ Laug■hi■ng ]
Sir, thi■s ■is insane!
This is a te■rr■ible idea for a business!■
Ow!
■■ After my Southeast-Asian ■■mani-pedi,
we g■ot■ back on the motorcycls
and continue■d ■our quest for the offering■s.■
For the ■in■cense, we were instructed t■o ■travel
to the d■is■tant Beng Mealea temple.
This crumbli■ng■ sister city to Angkor Wat ■li■es deep
■■ in the jungles where it is bei■■ reclaimed by nature.
■Th■e caretaker of the temple ■ar■ranged a traditional ceremy
■ ■ to ward off the dang■er■ous spirits
that haunt■ A■ngkor Wat.
♪
As the ceremony co■no■luded,
we■ w■ere presented blessed incense ■fr■om the temple.
We spe■d ■away to the last stp on o■ur■ shopping list,
■ ■sacred candles from the B■ay■on temple.
■ ■Its 216 gigantic stone faces ■ ■have survived here
■ for over 800 years.
■ ■ ♪
■■With our collection of off■er■ings complete,
we jumped back ■■ on our motorcycles
and raced to■ A■ngkor Wat.
■■ With the tourists gone, we■ a■rrived at the complex
an■d ■crossed the broad moat that■ g■uards the temple.
■We■ would now be cut off and utte■rl■y alone
inside the m■as■sive compound.
Before nightfall, we estab■li■sd our base camp
in an ou■te■r courtyard and made prepa■ra■tions
for the inaugural ■■investigation of Angkor Wat.
■ ■ We set up four I.R. cameras■ ■and pointed them
■■ down interior hallways ■an■d exterior courtyards
of the main temple.
Vanessa wo■ul■d monitor the cameras from■ b■ase camp
and alert ■us■ to any unusual activity.
All right, g■uy■s.
Well, we hav■e ■a lot of ground to cover tonigh■t.■
■X This is the larges■t ■religs building in the ■wo■rld.
People have repo■rt■ed strange lights,
sounds of voices, ■■ sounds of screaming.
I think tonight is really■ ■ about us trying to, you know■
■ ■figure out if any of that■ c■an be validated
■ ■ or if any of it can be r■ec■orded.
And ■le■t's get to it, guys. Yeah?■
Once the■ s■un went down, we started explo■ri■ng the temp.
Bobby, Shawn and■ D■an venturd inside the str■uc■ture
while Ali, Gabe, Mike ■an■d I
■■ would begin by sea■rc■hing the perimeter.
With each of these con■ce■ntrc galleries that you pass ■th■rou,
you ■ge■t closer and closer to the■ h■oliest part
of the s■it■e, which is the mountain.
Very few people ■wo■uld ever he been allowed■ t■o go up there.
■X Nothing on the therm■al■.
Guys, once we ge■t ■inside the inner galleries,■
it's going to turn ■■into a really dark maze.
■ ■ Here we go.
♪
■■You guys want to go left, ■st■raight or right?
■■Choose your own adventure,■ I■ guess.
Well, I'm going ■ ■to choose straight.
■■♪
■ So basically, these hall■wa■ys ring the whole site.
There are these ■■geometric courtyards,
and we nee■d ■to get to the center of the■ s■ite,
which is the hig■he■st part of the temple,
■ ■and make our offering there.
♪■■
Guys, I got some■th■ing on the thermal in here■.■
Oh, a statue,■ ■ huge statue of Vishnu.
■■ There's still incense ■ ■burning and candles.
So many peop■le■ still come here to worship■.■
■■ All right. Let's keep m■ov■ing.
♪■■
These ha■ll■ways just go on forever.
Galler■y ■of Buddhas, a lot of them ■ha■ve been decapitate.
So ama■zi■ng, beautiful.
♪
■ Ooh! Come here. ■Co■me here.
■ ■ These hallways just g■o ■on forever.
■■ Ooh! Come here. Co■me■ here.
What?
■■I just had somebody walk by on■ t■his thermal.
■■Hello?
I swear to God, ■so■mebody just walked right ac■ro■ss the.
- Is someone there?■ ■ -Hello?
■■♪
■■ GABE: Oh, I just saw somet■hi■. I saw something go in ■he■re.
MIKE: Gabe, what d■id■ you s?
I sa■w ■just, like, a white she ■go■ through this pillar
and into■ t■he pool.
GATES: There's■ n■othing on the thermal in the p■oo■l.
There is nobody here.■ ■It's just a wide-open courtyar■
Hello?
V, we're in ■th■e inner courtya.
■■Is Bobby's team anywhere near ■us■?
No. Bobb■y'■s team is on the external c■ou■rtyard,
nowhere ne■ar■ you guys.
We just saw what looke■d■ like a human figure
on the thermal ima■ge■r.
It just was, like, a d■ar■k she
■th■at just moved in between tw■o ■of the columns.
We■ c■hased it down. It is not he■re■.
I'm going to keep look■in■g, see if we can track it d■ow■n
and ■ma■ke our way towards that inn■er■ temple.
■ ♪
[ Undescriba■bl■e noise ]
■-W■hoa. - What's that?
BOBBY: I don't■ h■ear it anymo. Must be an■ a■nimal.
Shaw■n,■ this is one of the ceremonial ■po■ols.
■ ■Yeah.
Are we welcome here? ■
♪■■
Will you give us a ■si■gn of your presenX
■♪■
[ Creature snarls ■]■
■■ [ Creature snarls ]
Wow.
Do you want us t■o ■leave?
■[ ■Clattering ]
♪■■
DAN:■ Y■eah.
♪
GATES: ■Wh■ew. That thing is high.
■■This is the holiest part of th■e ■site.
That looks l■ik■e a nice, easy staircase to cl■im■b.
All right, guys. ■■It says no access.
■■ It also says no baseball c■ap■.
What?
■ Where did that even come■ f■ro?
■■ Fine! Damn it.
♪■■
Al■l ■right, guys. Steep climb to■ t■he top.
Yeah. ■I'■m not feeling so hot about ■th■ese stairs.
GATES"■X One step at a tim■e■
■■ ♪
A lot of■ s■tairs here at Angkor Wat,
it's part of my ■ne■w exercise program.
♪■■
■ ■Okay, guys. This is the ■ce■ntral tower.
We'll ■ma■ke our offering here and do■ a■n EVP session,
■■ get out the EMF detector, ■se■e what we get.
■■ So here are our fruits.
■ ■ We have our pineapple, mango■ jackfruit, lychee
■ ■and dragon fruit.
■♪
■Ok■ay. Let's break out the re■co■rde.
■■ ♪
■ Is anybody here?
♪
Ca■n ■you give us some sign that you■'r■e here?
♪■
What■ i■s that? - That sounds like ■a ■voice.
GATES: I■Xt did sound ■■like a voice.
Whoa, whoa, whoa■!■
Ca■nd■les are out.
Is■ t■hat you?
■Di■d you just blow out the ca■nd■les?
It's■ s■o dark.
Hello?
Sounds like voic■es■, listen.
There's, like, ■ ■so many different nois.
Whoa, light, lig■ht■, right there!
Soun■ds■ like voices, listen.
■Th■ere's, like, so many differ■en■t nois.
Whoa, light, light, ■ri■ght the, light, light, light!■
I ■ju■st saw a light right back there■, ■right over there.
■Go■, go, go, over there.
■■ ♪
I saw one ligh■t ■right in her, like, a little p■in■prick of lit
coming fro■m ■th■Xis■ side of this well.
■ ■I saw it right through th■es■e columns,
■ ■ like, right in here somewher■■
■■ I mean, there's nobody up ■he■.
We just cl■im■bed up a crazy staircase to■ g■et her.
We're definitely alone■.■
And now it's gone.■
What is go■in■g on up here?
■Le■t's recover that digital auo ■ ■recorder and the EMF detectr
an■d ■keep exploring up in this ■up■per level.
■■ We continued our search ■■ for the source of the light
■ ■for several more hours, ■bu■t it never returned.
With the sun comin■g ■up, we packed up our gear■
and headed t■o ■Los Angeles to continue ou■r ■investigatin
by analy■zi■ng our recordings from the tem■pl■e.
At our headquarters,■ w■e pord over hundreds of h■ou■rs of vio
and audio recordin■gs■,
scouri■ng■ every frame
■■and every sound for evidence ■■of the paranormal.
■ ■We sat down with Mike to■ r■eview our audio finding.
There's a few th■in■gs in he that I just can'■t ■expla,
so I■'m■ going to play tm for you go■ys■
and see what y■ou■ thi.
Is anybody here?■
■ ■ [ Indistinct voice ]■
■■ Well, that sounds like■ s■peech.
That sounds like someon■e ■talking.
■ One more time?
■ ■ Is anybody here?
■[■ Indistinct voice ]
That's someone sayin■g,■ "Keep off."
That, to m■Xe, ■■sounds like a voice.
Th■at■'s very clear.
Is anybody■ h■ere?
It sounds like someone■ i■s the, and someone is tal■ki■ng.
This is from an EVP wh■ee Bobby is asking a questi■o.
Okay.
Do you want us■ t■o leave?
Yes.
- Yes. ■ ■-Right there.
■X - Cle■ar■ yes. - Right there.
A clear yes, ■ ■someone says, "Yes."
Do you want us■ t■o leave?
You're asking a qu■es■tion.
We hear a logical re■sp■onse
■■that they didn't hear at t■he■ time of the recordin,
and you amplify ■th■e sound, and there it is.
It doesn't get any m■or■e clr or distinct than t■ha.
But ■it■ was our therma■Xl evidence
that w■as■ the hardest to reconcile.■
■■ Oh! Come here. Come her■e.■
What?
■■ I just had somebody wa■lk■ by on this thermal.
■■-See that? - Wow, yeah, yeah.
■ GATES: Watch that one■ m■ore time.
That's■ a■ shape of a human body.
I mean■, ■it looks like somebody walks b■y,■ right?
And that's what ■I ■was reacting to in the mom■en■t.
And we clear■ly■ didn't see a person or animal■ t■here.
Based ■on■ the height of the columns■,■
which are about 15 fee■t,■
we can extra■po■late that that's about a 6■-f■oot figure
that we've got■ o■n the thermal imager right■ t■he.
■■What's wild, too, is that it ■■doesn't appear to be
giving off heat.
If it was a person■,■ you would ■Xexpect it
to s■ho■w up as white or red
on the thermal image■r,■ and it's not.
It's blue and black, b■ut■ thers certainly a distur■ba■nce ther.
Somethin■g ■moves across the frame,
■■and it looks a little bit ■li■ke a person.
From a mighty kingdom■ ■ to a ruined empire
to a nation nearly d■es■troyed by tyranny,
Cambodia is, ■at■ this very moment,
be■in■g reborn.
At its hea■rt■ is Angkor Wat, a stone sentin■el■
■ that has somehow survived■ i■ts tumultuous histo.
Our evidence corrobora■te■d eyewitness accounts
■ of strange sounds an■d ■phantom lights,
■■ indicating a paranormal ■■presence here.
Th■e ■spirits of those long forgo■tt■en
■■ may well still resonate fr■om■ within these weathered sto■ne■.
Is anybody h■er■e?
"Destination■ T■ruth" headquarts isn't yo■ur■ typical workplac,
■ ■ and the water-cooler talk■ a■round here
■■ is, well, a little differen■
■ The buzz around the office t■ody is about a fisherman
who vanished w■it■hout a trace
■ from his small boat ■ ■in Canada's Lake Okanagan.
Eerily, the man disapp■ea■red in the exact spot
where ■lo■cals recently reported sig■ht■ings
of a■ l■egendary lake monster known■ a■s Ogopog.
Along with■ e■yewitnes■Xs sight, bizarre vi■de■o footage
of what appears to■ b■e something massive
swimmi■ng■ at the surface has also b■ee■n documented her.
Wr■it■ten accounts of the beast ■da■te back to the 1800,
but the ■st■ory of Ogopogo stretches back■
nearly 1,000 y■ea■rs.
For ■ge■nerations, Canada's indige■no■us First Nations peoe
■■told tales of a giant serp■en■tine creature that lurd
in the depths of■ t■he lake.
Today, t■he■ lake is bordered by the charm■in■g town of Kelow.
Transcending■ n■ative folklor, thousands ■of■ modern-day
■ run-ins have been docume■nt■ed here.
■■ Lake Okanagan is enormous,■ ■ but remote Rattlesnake Islan■■
■a ■lonely rock outcrop in the■ l■ake,
has been the epice■nt■er of the majority
of recent sighting■s■ of the elusive beast.
We researched countless ■■ testimonies
and rendered this 3-D■ ■ interpretation
■■ of the most frequently repor■ lake monster in the world.■
Ogopogo is spotted■ ■ disrupting the surface
■■of the otherwise sleepy wates ■of■ Lake Okanagan.
Witnesses report seeing■ ■ razorback humps
thrashing abov■e ■the water.
Below th■e ■surface, though, the massiv■e ■creature
is believed to be 30 ■■ to 60 feet in length
■ ■with a slender body and ■lo■ng tail.
The head■ i■s seldom seen but is descr■ib■ed as dragon-le
with sharp tee■th■ and powerful jaws.
■■ Four flippers are believed ■ ■to quickly propel the creatue
through ■th■e water as it advances upo■n ■its pre.
Investigating thes■e ■freezing waters in the wint■er■ off-sean
wo■ul■d make diving a potentiay ■■treacherous enterprise.
■Ne■vertheless, we packed up ou■r ■underwater gear and headd
to the Great White N■or■th in search of Ogopogo.
Our journey ■st■arted with a leisurely 1,10■0-■mile fligt
fr■om■ Los Angeles
to■ o■ur northern neighbor, Vanc■ou■ver, Canada.
After touchdown, ■X we loa■de■d up our 4x4
and hit the road.■
Vanc■ou■ver is ranked as one
of the m■os■t livable cities in North Ameri■ca■,
whic■h,■ of course, means we didn't sto■p ■there at all.
Its alluring g■la■ss towers whipped by our w■in■dows
■■ as we drove toward the ent■ir■y less livable shores
of Lake ■Ok■anagan.
Our tr■ip■ would take us northeX to the■ f■rigid town of Kelown.
■■ We used our time in the car ■■ to learn about the country
■ ■ from our team's resi■de■nt Canadian.
■ All right. Dan, I■ w■ant to fit in.
I want to blend ■wi■th the loca.
Show me the ■ro■pes. What do I do?
■ My mom sent you one of m■y ■hs from when I was a teen■ag■.
It say■s ■that you love Canada.
■ This is the greatest. ■■This is amazing.
■So■ really, she's regifting. ■Th■is is...
I think she's ■le■ttg you borrow it.
- It's actually a used,■ o■ld h. - Yeah.
■An■d it smells like lamb. It r■ea■lly does.
■ ■It smells like a lamp chop.
And I'm supposed■ t■o wear ths
■■ because this is going to make ■■ look more Canadian?
True o■r ■false, I look more Canadian now■.■
I'm here to ■fi■nd the Ogopogo, eh.
With my Ca■na■dian makeover complete,
■ we settled in fo■r ■the steep climb
■ ■ up the breathtaking ■Co■quihalla Highway,
but th■is■ being "Destination Truth,"■
■■I should have ex■Xpected that a■ f■amiliar problem
wo■ul■d, once again, rear its ugl■y ■head.
■ So the engine is overhea■ti■n.
■■She sounds nice, though. Do■es■n't she?
■So■unds healthy.
And we're overheatin■g.■
♪
Oh, yeah.
I me■Xan, just once, Gates, ■■can we get a car that works?
It's unbel■ie■vable, right?
It■'s■ just getting old now.
♪
■■ Fellas, let me show yo■u ■how it's done.
■ ■ Please.
♪
■ ■ Maybe you should show■ s■ome leg.
■■ These calves could stop any■ v■ehicle.
♪
Oh! ■Oh■-ho!
What was it that■ m■ade you st? - The hat.
The hat helped■.■ Unbelievable.
GATES:■ W■ith a little MacGyver impro■vi■sing,
we devised a pla■n■ to give our car
a much-neede■d ■transfusion.
It's actually wo■rk■ing.
■■ Yeah, dude.
■XLook at ■th■at. Deliciousness.
Huh? Ta■ke■ that, Bear Grylls.
I could ■dr■ink my own pee.
■■I just choose not to becaus■e ■it's gross.
Stop doing tha■t.■ Nobody wants to see it, Bear.■
Back on track,■ w■e made our wy through the high■ m■ountain pass
where we were treate■d ■to some Canadian winter wea■th■e.
■■ As we descended into th■e ■valley beyond, though,
■ ■we were happy to arrive
in the slightly warm■er■ climate of Kelowna.
Ogopogo was ■al■ive and well in the streets■ o■f town
from statues and■ t■eam mascos to souvenirs a■nd■ clothing.
ALI: U■h-■oh, Jos.
■ ■ We have a Kelowna shirt ■ ■with Ogopogo on it.
What are these color■fu■l ones back here?
- These ones are kids.■ ■ -That's okay.
■ Do you have a 16XL fo■r ■this kid?
Wow. Wow.
This is ■th■e kids.
■■ At the nearby Okanagan ■He■ritage Museum,
■ ■ hundreds of photos document■
the ■to■wn's longstanding obsessio■n ■with the legend.
To this da■y,■ there's an avere of six sig■ht■ings
■of■ the creature every year.
Many of those sighting■s■ have been meticulously collect■■
■by■ Arlene Gaal,
■ one of the world's fo■re■most Ogopogo experts.
She has wr■it■ten three books on the cre■at■ure
and has had a firs■th■and encounter of her own.■
Tell me about ■yo■ur sightin. What do you ■se■e?
Just imagine a 1940s ■■submarine surfacing.
■ That's exactly what I saw.
Something surf■ac■ed, and waves rolled off the b■ac■k
of this very large obj■ec■t.
And in your mind, ■ ■is there any dout
about whet■he■r or t this creature is r■ea?
There is a■bs■olutely no doubt in my mind.
To■ m■e, this creature is a reality.■
■■There are thousands of people ■ ■that have seen it.
Arlene direc■te■d us to a lifelong Kelowna■ r■esident
who was an Ogopo■go■ skeptic
until she had a si■gh■ting of her own just last m■on■th.
Describe exactly ■wh■at you s■Xa.
It■ d■id have three humps.
It did come out of the water ■■about 3 feet.
Is the■re■ any dout in your mind wha■t ■you s?
No.■
For Bill Steciuk■,■ his Ogopogo sighting
fueled a lifelong ■ob■session with the creature.■
I would sa■y■ that what we saw
was probably at■ l■east 60 feet long.
- Wow. - Yeah.
And tell me about■ ■ Rattlesnake Islan.
■ It seems like a lot ■ ■of eyewitness sightis
happen in that area.
Is this a dangerous spot ■■ to be diving in?
Oh, absolutely, abso■lu■tely because of the drop-offs.■
If you're go■in■g to be looking for caves on t■he■ way down,
you got to remember.
You get down■ t■o 60■X or 70 fe, it's getting pit■ch■ dark.
With the■ c■aves around Rattlesnake Is■la■nd
the most l■ik■ely habitat for O,
we■ s■et out to survey the lak.
■ ■Measuring 83 miles long ■an■d up to 3 miles wide,
Lake Oka■na■gan encompasses an area
twice the ■si■ze of Washington, D.C.
We would use a s■ea■plane to aid our search.
Al■i,■ Gabe and I climbed aboad ■to■ canvas the lake from abov.
■We brought along the ■FL■IR thermal imager
■■ to scan for heat signatures
■fr■om any large aquatic creatu■re■s.
Bo■bb■y and Mike made their wayp th■e ■eastern shore by foot
■■ while Shawn and Dan scoured ■■th■Xe ■western side.
With my group in the■ a■ir and teams on both shores
■■ in the vicinity
of Rattlesnake I■sl■and,
we w■ou■ld use GPS-enabled two-way ■ra■dios
■■ to triangulate our efforts■.■
GABE: Oh, Josh, I ■se■e a couple of splashes
■■ up there on the left, ■ri■ght past Rattlesnake Islan.
■ Right there, right there■ right there!
■ ■ You see that? - Yeah, yea■h,■ yeah, yeah.
■Wh■at is that? It's going und■er■wat.
- J■os■h for Bobby, come in. - Go ■fo■r Bobby.
GATES: Yea■h,■ we have some activity up h■er■e.
Al■i ■and Gabe just saw somethin■g ■dark
in the water, someth■in■g lon.
We m■ar■ked the location. It's nea■r ■Rattlesnake Islan.
■■ We're going to put it down■ ■and regroup at the dock.
■■♪
We raced to ■fo■llow the GPS reading from A■li■'s sighting,
■ho■ping whatever we saw was st■il■l in the area.
Gabe and I would take ■th■e faster Zodiac as our div■e ■bot
whil■e ■the rest of the crew followed b■eh■ind,
ca■rr■ying our additional equipment
in the large■r ■pontoon boat.
Josh for Bob■by■, come in.
Go ahead, Josh.
So we're headed to■wa■rd Squally Point.
We■ s■hould see Rattlesnake Isla■nd■ pretty soon.
■XYeah. It■ l■ooks like
■we■'re right on targ, accord■in■g to our G.
Why don't you start■ ■ preparing the R.O.V.?
■ ■We'll use that to come do■wn■ with us.
Follow us down■.■
That way, you ■go■ys have eyes on us underwat■er■.
♪■
Diving in Okanag■an■ Lake presented significant ch■al■lens
for my cameraman, ■■ Gabe, and I.
The water temperature ■ho■vers just above freezing,
■wh■ich made waterproof dry su■it■s a necessity.
ALI: All rig■ht■. Here we go.
■ ■ Visibility is poor, ■an■d at over 700 feet deep,
■th■e lake has ample space for ■a ■creature
■to■ live undisturbed by man.
We therefore■ b■rought along a deepwater submer■si■ble,
remote-opera■te■d by Ali,
to help take our i■nv■estigatin to new depths.
■ ■ ♪
■ We should be right ■■on top of the area
■■where we had our sighting.
Anything■ c■ould be down here, Gabe.
Stay ale■rt■.
AL■I:■ All right. I just found J■os■h.
■■It looks like he's pressed up ■ag■ainst the rock wall,
checking it out.
■ ♪
Visibility ■■ is getting worse.
All right,■ J■osh. We're going to follow ■yo■u in.
■ ♪
ALI: Wow, thi■s ■is some ca.
■ Any signs of life ■■down there, Josh?
■■ You see anything?
■ ■We're headed down with t■he■ R.O.V.
We'll keep in touch
and let you kn■ow■ if we see it.
♪■■
■ Josh, visibility is ge■tt■ing a little bit worse.
We're really deep.
We got our light■s ■up all the way,
but we're just ■■not seeing much.
GATES: Gabe and I re■tu■rn to the surface,
■■and the R.O.V. continued to■ s■weep until dusk.
We hoped that our mystery■ ■creature would eventually
■■ make its way back t■o ■the surface,
■ ■and so, with darkness fallin,
we docked ■ou■r boats on Rattlesnake Isl■an■d
■ ■and prepared for the nigh■t ■ahead.
■ ■♪
We posit■io■ned four I.R. cames alon■g ■the island's perimete,
ho■pi■ng to capture video of anyt■hi■ng breaching the surfa.
Vanessa would mo■ni■tor the cameras from base ■ca■mp
and alert us to ■an■y activit.
Guys, here's the■ p■lan for tonight.
100% of pe■op■le that see this creature
are seeing it appear ■■from the surface.
■We■ have as good a chance as anybo■dy■ of seeing it tonig.
■■ Let's just get out there, ■ ■use our eyes and ears,
really go at this ■■ with all the tools
we have at our disposal,■
and hopefully, w■e ■get lucky, and we bring home so■me■ eviden.
■ ■ Okay? Let's get to i■t,■ guys.
Come on. ■ ■We have a lot of work to do.
All right, guys. ■We■'ll see you in a bit.
Mike, Ali ■an■d I would take the Zodiac ■ba■ck
to t■he■ area above the underwater■ c■ave
from our■ e■arlier sighting.
■ ■I'd use the night-vision ■bi■noculars to scan the area
■ ■ for any signs of life ■■on the water's surface.
Meanwhile,■ B■obby and Shawn
patr■ol■led the perimeter of the i■sl■and,
keeping an eye o■ut■ for any disturbances
■■along the shoreline.
♪■■
Surface is pretty ca■lm■, no white caps.
Anything■ b■reaks the surface, we shoul■d ■have a good shot
■ ■of seeing it.
■ ■♪
Let's start getting■ ■ some of this gear broke out.■
■■ ♪
■■ ALI: All right, Josh.
So w■e'■re sitting at about almost 72 ■fe■et of water.
It's abo■ut■ 45 degrees.
■Ok■ay. Thermal is up and runn■in■g.
Lo■ok■s good.
■ ■Great view of the lake, wind■ i■s kicking up a little b,
■■no sign of anything moving■ a■round.
MIKE: Jo■sh■, I got the hydrophe in the w■at■er.
I'm listening for ■an■y activy down there, some■th■ing b,
■■ definitely going to■ h■ear i.
Ali, you just keep■ w■atching that sonar.
I'll■ k■eep watching the surfa.
♪
BOBBY: Shawn, it seems■ ■like everybody in this town
be■li■eves that this Ogopogo is real■.■
Yeah, man.
I've been a lot ■of■ plas where people talk ■ab■out stu,
but ■th■is place, they seem genuin■el■y scar.
They make it seem li■■ that thing is really the■X.
Well, it's ■■ an enormous lake.
There's got to be ■■ something in here.
Josh, I'm not picking up to■o ■much on this sonar.
■■There's a couple of fish swimm■in■g around
■bu■t not too sizable.
■ ♪
■■Guys, guys, guys, we got someth■in■g under the boat!
Josh, I'm not picking up ■■too much on this sonar.
■ There's a couple of ■fi■sh swimming around
■ but not too sizable.
♪■
Guys, guys, guys, we■ g■ot something under the boat!
Check it o■ut■. - Yeah.
Look how hug■e ■that is.
GATES: Right■ t■here, look at that, right ■un■der the boat.
■■ That's at, like, 30 feet.
It's■, ■like, 20 feet long. - Look ■at■ that thing.
I'm going to t■ry■ to listen for it.
Ali, is it moving?■ ■ -Slowly moving.
■■ -Okay. - Josh to Bobby, come■ i■n.
■BO■BBY: Go for Bob.
■Bo■bby, we got something unde■r ■the boat.
It's only about 30■ f■eet dow.
We'd love to get eye■s ■from a higher vantage point on ■th■e s.
■■ Can you guys get up to the■ t■op of Rattlesnake Isld
and sh■oo■t over to us in case this t■hi■ng surfaces?
■ ■You got it, man. We're on the■ m■ove right n.
■■ Let's go.
■■ ♪
■ Josh, we are at ■th■e top of Rattlesna.
We can see your ■■ position from he.
Copy that. W■e'■re still trackg it with ■th■e sonar.
We do ■no■t know what it is.
■ ■It appears to be moving at t■he■ same speed
■X that we are, aga■in■, no movt toward the s■ur■face.
■■ Just keep an eye on it ■fr■om up there.
I just want to be ■su■per saf.
■ ■Yeah, copy that.
Dan, you seeing anyt■hi■ng, ma? - No.
The water looks eerie, ■ ■but nothing much.
■ ■ Got you.
♪
- Josh? ■■-Go for Josh.
Do you hav■e ■any idea what it?
I don't know what it i■■
We're on■ly■ seeingt on sonar right n■o.
It's weird that it■'s■ keeping the same speed of ■th■e boat.
■Ha■s it deviated from that spd ■th■at you guys are going?
It appears t■o ■be movg right along with us■
■ same speed, same depth■
You think ■it■ could be some giant piece■ o■f driftwod
■ ■ or some seaweed under there?■
That's a great point■
I mean, it cou■ld■e a piece of debris.
It could be so■me■thg that's just down the■■
that happens t■o ■be driftg at the same sp■ee■d we a.
I think we're go■ig to discount it
as a piece ■ ■of solid evidene
■■ until it actualy chan■ge■s depth or spe.
Copy that. We're going t■o■ continue on with our sweep■
of t■he■ rest of the island up her■e.■
♪
■ Now what?
■ ■♪
MI■KE■: What's going on, Gates?
■ ■ I don't know. I thin■k ■there's something stk
■X in t■he■ back of the outboa.
♪■
Oh, it's a plastic bag■.■ There it is.
■ That's the one. ■-O■h.
GATES: ■■British Columbia Liquor Stor,
there's a lesson a■bo■ut littering, I believe.
Good job■X, Gates, ■■solving mysteries
one plastic bag at a■ t■ime.
Let's get back to ■wo■rk.
■■ ♪
What? Wh■at■ is that?
Base■ c■amp to both teams, come in. Com■e ■in.
Go for Bob■by■, Vanessa.
■ ■I just got something big ■on■ I.R. cam three.
■ ■ It looks like a big shadow ■■ in the water.
I.R. cam t■hr■ee is looking sou.
■ ■ What are both of you■r ■positions?
■X We're at the top ■ ■of Rattlesnake.
We're go■in■g to run down to that posi■ti■on
■ ■ and try and launch the R■.O■.V.
Co■py■ that, V.
■ I'm motoring over ■■there right now.
It■'s■ going to takes a couple of ■mi■nut.
Josh■, ■it's big. There's a big dark s■po■t.
I got the ther■ma■l imagerp and running,
and ■Al■i is going to drop the sona■■
■■ as soon as we get over the■r. Stand by.
♪
Bobb■y,■ what is your position?
We are r■un■ning down to the shoreline rig■ht■ now
■■to try and get that R.O.V. in t■he■ water.
■Al■l right, Josh. You're in th■e ■area.
It just moved out of f■ra■me,
bu■t ■it's definitely got to be ■in■ the area.
■ ■It's right there where you a■
■ ■I can see you on I.R. cam thre■
■■Ali, let's get the sor ba■ck■ in the wate.
Mike, ■ge■t the hydrophe cooking ag■ai■n.
■ MIKE: All right. Hydr■op■hone is in the water.
Sonar is in the wat■er■, Josh.
I'm not seeing m■uc■h quite ye,
but there's all ■ki■nds of■X ts floating around ■in■ this wate.
Who knows what■'s■ going to show up on here?■
■■BOBBY: All right. R.O.V. c■om■ing out.
■-R■.O.V. coming out. - Here yo■u ■go.
■■Got her? - Got her.
Ah, there you go, ■■ full on.
■ ■Hey, V, so Rover is geared u, ■■ ready, powered up,
■■and we're deploying it rig■ht■ now.
■■ ♪
■It■'s a go.
SHAWN: Yeah, it's pr■et■ty thk down there.
Is there anything in th■ ■ sighting of that shadow regi■,
or can you get o■vr there right now?
■I'■m trying.
■ ■ I'm trying to get down ■■to the bottom here
so■ I■ can get a point of referen■ce■.
I'm in, like, a ke■lp■ bed.
■Wh■oa! Whoa!
■ Something is pulling on ■it■.
Rover is geared up■,■ ready, powered up,
■ ■and we're deploying it r■ig■ht now.
♪
■SH■AWN: Is there anythg in t■he■ sighting
of that shadow■ r■egi,
or can■ y■ou get or there right no■w?X
I'm in, like, a kelp bed.■
Wh■oa■! Whoa!
■ Something is pulling on ■it■.
Bi■g,■ something is pulling it ba■ck■.
Yeah, Bobb■y,■ I can feel it, too.
I'm still feeding out ■th■e li, and it feels like■
it's p■ul■ling it right out of my ha■n.
GA■TE■S: Josh to Bobby, I can e ■■you guys on the shore.
■X ■■I can see the light of the■ R■.O.V. in the water.
■■ You guys have an image ■do■wn there?
BO■BB■Y: So we're down at the bot■to■m.
Then the tet■he■r on the R.O.V. started gettin■g ■tugged,
and the lens sta■rt■ed going back and forth violent■ly■,
and now we're ■st■uck on the bottom.
We're go■in■g to head a little bit sou■th■ of the RO,
■■ where if whatever it was to■ok■ off, we might have a chae
■ ■ of seeing it near the surfac■■
♪■
■ Bobby, I'm just about on■ t■op of the R.O.V. right now.
Wondering if you■ g■uys could take a look at it
out th■er■e and see
■■if there's any damage to it■.■
■■Absolutely. Bring it up to■ t■he surface.
■■I'll get right up on top of t ■ ■and take a look at it,
■ see if it's damaged at a■ll■.
Got it. Yeah■.■ She's coming up right now.
♪■■
With the■ t■ether, something was pulling on■ i■t.
It was y■an■king t really hard.
■ ■ Looks like there's a ■co■uple of marks on the tetr
li■ke■ something might have bit o■nt■o it.
■ ■I'm not sure, though.
The rest of the ho■us■ing looks sound.
■ ■We're going ■Xto put it back o■n ■the water.
Why don't you try and ■fl■y it back over to your pos■it■io?
Copy t■ha■t, Josh. We're bringing her■ b■ack to.
We're going ■to■ continue to scan the area,
see if whatever ■Va■nessa saw on that I.R. resurfa■ce■s.
We'l■l ■let you know if we see anyt■hi■ng.
Stand by.
We■ p■atrolled the waters around Rat■tl■esnake Isl■Xad
unti■l ■conditions began to deterio■ra■te,
■■ and we were forced to h■ea■d back to our camp
■ where we took shelter ■■ for the night.
In the mor■ni■ng, we crated up our equipm■en■t,
retu■rn■ed to the mainland
■ ■ and hopped a flight ■to■ Los Angeles,
anxious ■to■ evaluate the evidee we had c■ol■lected.
We brought our footage t■o■ ■XMike Schaadt
from the Cabrillo ■ ■Marine Aquarium
■■to get his expert eye on our f■in■dings.
First, w■e ■showed him the recent amate■ur■ footage
that reportedly ■sh■ows Ogopog.
■GA■TES: If you just look att at■ a■ glance,
it looks lik■e ■you're seeg almost humps at ■th■e surfa.
SCHAADT: Exactly.
And I can see pe■op■le making that kind of guess
because as they're looki■ng■ across the surface
■■ and seeing it, it does look■ l■ike humps.
I think,■ i■n this particular case,
people might be seeing ■■boat wakes, bubbles, logs.
Those ar■e ■the kind of things I think they■'r■e probably seei.
■ It could also be a chemical■ ■process happening in the mud
that's bubbl■in■g up in a short term.
It■ c■ould be that something lie th■at■ is happening down below.
Our own ■my■sterious footage, shot from ab■ov■e,
was also■ d■ifficult to identi.
It l■oo■ks to me like there's somethin■g ■floating below
■th■e surface or actually on the b■ot■tom
th■at■ you're seeing all the way down■ t■o.
■ ■ Do you think that we could ■ ■looking at somethig
that's org■an■ic he?
Do you think t■hi■s is somethg that could be al■iv?
■ well, it's possible ■ ■there's something
■■we don't know in that lake■, ■yes,
but in■ t■his particular footage,
■ what I don't see, Josh, ■is■ any fins,
■■ any structuring, anything a■lo■ng those lines,
■a ■head that I can distinguish wh■at■ it is.
What do you think tha■ ■ the people around Lake Okana■■
■ ■ might actually be seein?
■ Well, there is a fish ca■ll■ed the sturgeon,
which get very large■.■
They're very prehis■to■ric-looking.
■■ The sturgeon is one ■■of the oldest
■ ■ fish species in the world,
firs■t ■appearing in the fossil re■co■rd
■ ■more than 200 million years ag■
■ ■ They are a tantalizing possi■e solution to the Ogopog■Xo mysty
■■since they can grow up to 2■0 ■feet in length
■■ and exhibit the same ■■saw-toothed ridges
■ on their backs
and lateral fins that are■ ■ described by eyewitnesses.
There's just one problem.■
A sturgeon has n■ev■er been caught in Lake Okanaga■n,■
■Xand so■ t■he question remai.
■■ What are people seeing?
The massive lake itsel■f ■maks finding an answer no■ e■asy ta.
■ For my part, a series of■ c■loe encounters with large ■ob■jecs
in these waters le■ft■ me feelg
as though ther■e ■could be more than one solu■ti■on
■ ■ to the riddle of Ogo■po■go's identity,
but with centuries of■ ■ consistent eyewitness re■Xpos
and waters too deep ■to■ fully explore,
we may■ j■ust have to wait and watch ■to■ see what emergs
■■ from the depths of Lak■e ■Okanagan.