1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 On this episode of Destination Truth, 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,500 Josh leads his team on a treacherous adventure 3 00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,300 to a remote section of the Great Wall of China. 4 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:12,300 Locals there say the spirits of thousands of dead Chinese soldiers 5 00:00:12,300 --> 00:00:14,000 haunt the massive structure. 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,000 There's a danger of being possessed by these evil spirits. 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,000 You just touched my backpack? 8 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,000 I didn't touch your backpack. 9 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,500 Next, team truth journeys to a small fishing village in Israel 10 00:00:23,500 --> 00:00:26,500 where reports of a real-life mermaid are making headlines. 11 00:00:26,500 --> 00:00:30,000 It had a nose, an eyes, an hair, and a mouth. 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,500 It's like a human face. 13 00:00:31,500 --> 00:00:33,000 In the stormy waters of Israel, 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,000 Josh and his team have an encounter 15 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,500 with something they cannot explain. 16 00:00:36,500 --> 00:00:38,000 Spray right there. What's that? 17 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:39,500 It looks like shoulders and a head. 18 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Hold on! 19 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:44,000 I'm Josh Gates. 20 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,500 In my travels, I've seen some unexplainable things 21 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:49,000 and I've done some things I can't quite explain. 22 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,000 Now, I've pulled together a team armed with the latest technology 23 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,000 in the search for answers to the world's strangest mysteries. 24 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:58,500 I'm not sure what's out there waiting for me, 25 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:00,000 but I know what I'm looking for. 26 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,000 The truth. 27 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,000 These days, it seems like just about everything we buy is made in China. 28 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,000 From clothes to electronics, we purchase endless exports from the Far East. 29 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,000 But there is one thing made in China that is a true original 30 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:15,500 and could never be exported. 31 00:01:15,500 --> 00:01:18,000 I'm talking, of course, about the Great Wall. 32 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,000 Massive, majestic, and unmoved since construction began in the 5th century, 33 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,000 it is an engineering feat without equal. 34 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,500 This barricade once sealed off the entire northern border of China 35 00:01:27,500 --> 00:01:29,500 from its Manchurian and Mongolian enemies. 36 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:34,500 It is a landmark, a symbol of Chinese ingenuity, and perhaps even haunted. 37 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:39,500 Though the Ming dynasty wall stretches for more than 4,000 miles across mainland China, 38 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:45,500 50 miles north of Beijing, the crumbling Jiangco section is uniquely referred to as the Wild Wall 39 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:49,500 due to its treacherous geography where locals have reported mysterious shadows. 40 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:54,000 Recently, several hikers have mysteriously died along the edge of this broken battlement. 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 Death on the wall is nothing new. 42 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,500 It has been estimated that more than a million soldiers died building and defending its ramparts. 43 00:02:00,500 --> 00:02:05,000 Now, locals say the spirits of these soldiers may have caused the recent deaths, 44 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,000 seeking revenge for their inglorious fates. 45 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Villagers report seeing strange shadows along the wall 46 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,000 and say sounds of marching footsteps can be heard on the wind. 47 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,000 The recent deaths here were officially chalked up to fatal falls and lightning strikes, 48 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:20,500 but some blame paranormal foul play. 49 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:25,500 Team Truth has been granted special permission by the usually restrictive Chinese government 50 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:29,500 to be the first expedition to spend the night and investigate the supernatural reports 51 00:02:29,500 --> 00:02:33,500 of this forsaken section of the Great Wall of China. 52 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:37,500 We flew 13 hours from Los Angeles to the pulsing Chinese metropolis of Beijing. 53 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:40,500 After touching down, we headed into the city. 54 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:42,500 With a population of over 11 million people, 55 00:02:42,500 --> 00:02:47,500 Beijing is a bustling modern urban center that still manages to retain age-old customs. 56 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,000 Walking through China's capital, I seized the opportunity to really fit in with the locals. 57 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,000 This is incredible. 58 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,000 It feels luxurious. 59 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Fever kid, fever kid. 60 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,500 It became clear that communication could be a problem here. 61 00:02:58,500 --> 00:02:59,500 Is this a real panda? 62 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:00,500 Fever kid. 63 00:03:00,500 --> 00:03:01,500 Fever time? 64 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:02,500 Fever kid. 65 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:03,000 Fever kid. 66 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,000 It is real panda? 67 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Sir, you're under arrest. 68 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,500 We continued on our way to my first interview, passing through China's historic, forbidden city, 69 00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:15,000 once home to the emperor of the Ming dynasty who commissioned the section of the wall in question. 70 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,000 More than 40,000 tourists stream through this ancient palace every day. 71 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,500 I took it upon myself to share what little I knew about the forbidden city by leading a tour. 72 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:24,500 Right this way, guys. 73 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:29,500 All of this was built by the Walt Disney Corporation in 2006 as part of a Chinese theme park. 74 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:32,000 There's a water park opening as well called China Beach. 75 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Feel free to take any of the bricks that you see or any marble pieces you can peel off. 76 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,000 And I have all day, alright? 77 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 I know the tour starts in 25 minutes. 78 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:44,000 China is the oldest civilization on earth, and I'd always wanted to experience its rich culture. 79 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,000 My cameraman Evan was excited to be here for an entirely different reason. 80 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,000 This is where they do kung fu movies! 81 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! 82 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,500 I've been watching kung fu movies since I was a kid. 83 00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:55,500 Okay, what do you got? 84 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:56,500 One's the crane. 85 00:03:58,500 --> 00:03:59,500 One's the snakefish. 86 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:01,500 One's monkey paw. 87 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:04,500 Flying guillotine. Ready? 88 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:05,500 Yeah. 89 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:07,500 And then what, the hat kills me? 90 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:08,500 Yep, chops the head off. 91 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:21,000 As darkness fell, we finally met up with Dr. Joe Bean, a professor of history who knows the reports that ghosts of Chinese warriors still walk the Wild Wall. 92 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,000 Do you think that the Great Wall of China is a haunted place? 93 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,000 It was actually rumored that a lot of people were buried within the Great Wall. 94 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,000 There are certain areas that have a higher incidence of paranormal activity. 95 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,000 One of those areas was called Zhenco. 96 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 That was a very treacherous section of the Great Wall. 97 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,000 A lot of people were hurt or died building that part. 98 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:49,500 If you go looking for this sort of thing, there's the danger of being possessed by these evil spirits. 99 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:53,500 The only evil spirits I was worried about were the ones rumbling in my empty stomach. 100 00:04:53,500 --> 00:04:58,500 So we ended our night in Beijing's infamous night market where the things you bite just might bite you back. 101 00:04:58,500 --> 00:05:01,500 Sir, do you have any that are more dead? 102 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:03,000 That's a great thing about China. 103 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,500 Everything can be made into something. 104 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:06,500 See all the war, war is over! 105 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,000 You know who loves silkworms? 106 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,000 This one! 107 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,000 Let's have one of those. 108 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,000 Cheers! 109 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,000 That has a strong and unexpected taste. 110 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Bam! 111 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,000 Bam, bam, bam, bam! 112 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Yeah! 113 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,000 That actually tastes pretty good. 114 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Six more scorpions from my friend here. 115 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,000 With bellies full of creepy crawlies, we headed off to bed. 116 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:37,500 The next morning we began our journey to the Jenco section of the Great Wall. 117 00:05:37,500 --> 00:05:41,500 The trip would take us 50 miles north, up winding narrow dirt roads. 118 00:05:41,500 --> 00:05:48,500 From there we'd have to continue on foot for a demanding five mile hike up steep icy terrain to reach this potentially supernatural hotspot. 119 00:05:48,500 --> 00:05:52,500 Along the way we stopped at the Ming tombs where I arranged to speak with Gao Wei, 120 00:05:52,500 --> 00:05:58,500 a local folklore expert who has a theory about why these long dead soldiers are still on active duty. 121 00:05:58,500 --> 00:06:02,500 There is actually a specific belief about this. 122 00:06:02,500 --> 00:06:05,000 During the Ming dynasty there were some wars being fought. 123 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,000 These soldiers were very far from their home. 124 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,000 Because of that their souls were trapped. 125 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,000 And what do the villagers living there make of the recent deaths that happened on the wall? 126 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,000 They have to take a few measures. 127 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,000 They definitely feel like there's something going on 128 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:22,000 and there's some negative connotation associated with evil spirits in the area. 129 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,000 We headed to the small village of Shi Chatsa, tucked against the mountainside below the wall. 130 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:30,000 Residents there refused to go up to the battlements, claiming they are haunted. 131 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:35,500 Along the way we realized this vehicle might not have been the right choice for China's rough terrain. 132 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:39,500 Rex, trying to fall asleep back there, I know it's like driving on a pillow. 133 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:41,500 Super relaxing. 134 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:47,500 As the roads went from narrow to hazardous, we were unable to go any further, so we unloaded our gear from the jeep. 135 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 Watch back pack. 136 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,000 Swiffer. 137 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,000 World War II fuel container. 138 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,000 Bottle of moonshine. 139 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,500 Tiny fire extinguisher. 140 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:02,000 Ryder, did you pack this car? 141 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,000 Yes. 142 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:08,000 We transferred everything into a more localized mode of transportation to take us the final leg of our journey. 143 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,000 To the Great Wall! 144 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,000 To the Great Wall! 145 00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:17,500 I can't tell Bobby not to pick up Chinese hitchhikers, the man never listens. 146 00:07:25,500 --> 00:07:29,500 We finally arrived in the small village and after setting my sidecar aside, 147 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:33,500 I walked up into this rural community where life seems to go on as it has for centuries. 148 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:37,500 I was eager to speak with some of the residents here and get their perspective. 149 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:40,500 If you go alone up to the wall, what do you think will happen? 150 00:07:43,500 --> 00:07:46,500 The villagers themselves will never go alone. 151 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:49,500 They'll always go with at least one other person to feel safe. 152 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:52,500 If you went up alone, they believe something very unfortunate would happen. 153 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:56,500 This man refuses to go to the wall after a relative had a close encounter. 154 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:03,500 One of the brothers just started spinning around uncontrollably. 155 00:08:03,500 --> 00:08:07,500 He pointed us to the trail the hikers had recently followed to the Wild Wall, 156 00:08:07,500 --> 00:08:09,500 only to fall mysteriously to their deaths. 157 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:15,000 This area is now off limits to the public and we ascended five miles up a dangerously steep and icy ridge. 158 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:19,000 Here, the original builders forced the battlements to hug steep mountains, 159 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,000 making this the most treacherous section of the Great Wall in all of China. 160 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 I don't know about Great Wall, it's certainly inconvenient. 161 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:33,000 At the top, we were finally able to appreciate just how improbable this structure really is. 162 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:39,000 The wall stretches like a stone ribbon, as far as the eye can see and is truly a wonder to behold. 163 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:44,000 We needed to follow its curves to reach the area where the hikers died and where ghosts are reported. 164 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Unfortunately for us, whole spans of the wall that we needed to cross had crumbled away. 165 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,000 Wall's out. 166 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,000 What's the next step? 167 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:55,000 Either you can jump that or we need the climbing ropes. 168 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,000 Okay, let me get a running start. 169 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,000 Get the ropes. 170 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:06,000 With our climbing harnesses rigged, we cautiously began the descent along this unstable section. 171 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,000 Wow, that is just a vertical drop right there. 172 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,000 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 173 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,000 I got it, I got it. 174 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Oh my god. 175 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 Oh, mom, I love you. 176 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,000 Oh my god. 177 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Oh, mom, I love you. 178 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,000 I love you. 179 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,000 Rider. 180 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,000 You here, rider? 181 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,000 I am now. 182 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,000 I just, I lost all confidence. 183 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,000 I just, oh, that was so scary. 184 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:00,000 With rider right side up and safe and sound, we lowered our gear and the rest of our team. 185 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:07,000 We hiked on and with nightfall approaching, we were about to be the first expedition in history to spend the night investigating these claims. 186 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,000 We got some protection from the wind here. 187 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,000 This seems like a great spot for base camp. 188 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,000 It's going to be dark soon. 189 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Let's get the camera strung out. 190 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,000 We'll get a fire going. 191 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Rider, you trying not to fall off anything else? 192 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,000 No promises. 193 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:21,000 As the sun went down, we began setting up our operation in the frigid darkness. 194 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,000 After building base camp along the center of the Wild Wall, we established surveillance. 195 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,000 The Great Wall is broken up by guard towers. 196 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:32,000 We cabled four infrared cameras along the wall and into several of these towers. 197 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:37,000 Further along the wall, we placed several track cameras that would take photos if anything crossed in front of them. 198 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,000 Vanessa would be stationed at base camp, monitoring the cameras throughout the night. 199 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,000 Let's talk about our plan for the night. 200 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:48,000 We know that there is a belief among the villagers that there are spirits up here, that this is obviously a very sacred place. 201 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Some reports say that up to a million people died building the Great Wall of China. 202 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,000 Along with that, we know that many soldiers died fighting battles, especially along this section. 203 00:10:55,000 --> 00:11:01,000 I think our job is to try to figure out if any of these reports of spiritual paranormal activity can actually be verified. 204 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Unable to cover this vast stretch of wall with just cameras, we decided to split up. 205 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:10,000 I sent Bobby, Rex and Gabe along the southern wall, where locals report seeing black shadows. 206 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:15,000 And rider, Evan, Mike and I headed north along the wall towards the exact spot where the hikers died. 207 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Careful, Rider, some loose bricks getting up under the wall. 208 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,000 We're headed for the north tower. 209 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,000 A lot of snow and ice in here. 210 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,000 Every single step, you have to be really careful. 211 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Big drop off here, Rider. 212 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,000 Baby steps, baby steps over the Great Wall. 213 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,000 That was close. That was a steep drop. 214 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,000 And the animal went. 215 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Rider, it's like a forest in here. 216 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,000 It's like nature's just reclaiming all this. 217 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,000 We got something moving in the thermal. 218 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Where? 219 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,000 Right there. 220 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,000 Someone's out there, the woods guys. 221 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:00,000 Yeah? 222 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Yeah, what is that? 223 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,000 I don't know. It's moving like a cat, it's pretty big. 224 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,000 Maybe a bobcat or something. 225 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:09,000 Whatever that was, guys, we're moving towards it, so keep your eyes open. 226 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,000 You know, Rider at least proves that there's animals running around up here. 227 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:17,000 It's not impossible to think that these animals start making calls. 228 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,000 Maybe that's what the village is here. 229 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,000 Associated with the legends about the wall. 230 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,000 It looks like one of the old towers, it's in pretty bad shape. 231 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,000 Look at this. 232 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,000 You check out that side, I'll check out this side. 233 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:33,000 Okay. 234 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,000 What happened? 235 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,000 Bird just came right in front of me. 236 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,000 What is going on, baby? 237 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:45,000 Bird hated you. 238 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,000 Was that an eagle? 239 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,000 It was a sparrow. 240 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,000 We got a lot of towers to explore. 241 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,000 Let's keep moving. 242 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,000 This is the north tower. 243 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,000 Looks like we might be able to get up to that second floor if the roof's still intact. 244 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,000 Oh, the staircase is in good shape. 245 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,000 I don't see any issues here. 246 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 Be careful coming in. 247 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,000 Lots of chambers in here. 248 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,000 This looks like the central room. 249 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,000 This would have been where the soldiers slept. 250 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,000 When they ate, when they talked. 251 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,000 Certainly there would have been a lot of activity in this room. 252 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Alright, Mike, let's get the digital recorder out. 253 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,000 We'll post up right here. 254 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,000 And we'll do a needy piece there. 255 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,000 Okay. 256 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Let's turn around. 257 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,000 Can you make a sound of footsteps for us? 258 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,000 Were you a soldier? 259 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000 There wasn't a breeze before it all slept. 260 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,000 It's almost blowing by me right now. 261 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,000 I do feel it. 262 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,000 It's running through the main door. 263 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,000 I feel it in my face. 264 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,000 The temperature's definitely dropping in here now. 265 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,000 I can see my breath. 266 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,000 Miss Moa? 267 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,000 It smells like a fire. 268 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,000 It smells like a fire. 269 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:08,000 What do we smell like? 270 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,000 Our base can't fire up here. 271 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,000 No way. 272 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,000 We're so far from our camp that I wasn't smelling it before. 273 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,000 What was that? 274 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:19,000 Did you hear that? 275 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,000 I did. 276 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,000 Sounding it was coming from this hallway here. 277 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Hold! It's up on the slayer! Come here! 278 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,000 Hear that? 279 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,000 I did. 280 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Sounding it was coming from this hallway here. 281 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,000 It's up on the slayer! Come here! 282 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,000 Right here. 283 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,000 What did you see? 284 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,000 I just have like these two specks of light out here. 285 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,000 I mean, there's no ground out here. 286 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,000 What would that have been? 287 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,000 We would have been hovering. 288 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,000 It was like two heat signatures right on top of each other. 289 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,000 And I ran over the arch and it was gone. 290 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,000 It's just open air there. 291 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,000 I want to see what that is. 292 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,000 That's the same direction the noise is coming from. 293 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,000 Come on. 294 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,000 Guys, there's a roof up here. 295 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,000 Look at this fog. 296 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,000 I can't even see the base of the wall. 297 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,000 It was not this foggy when we came in. 298 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,000 No, there was no fog at all. 299 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,000 Wow. 300 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,000 It just rolled in right in the middle of that AVP session. 301 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,000 It's so thick. 302 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,000 Look at this. 303 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,000 It feels like we're inside a cloud. 304 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,000 Shh! Listen! 305 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,000 In the fog! Listen! 306 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,000 This way! Right in the fog! 307 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,000 Listen, listen! 308 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,000 Did you see anything on the thermal? 309 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,000 I don't see anything on the flare. 310 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,000 It's totally still now. 311 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,000 Right there, right there. 312 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,000 Did you hear that? 313 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,000 This sounds like a bunch of footsteps, right? 314 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,000 It does sound like footsteps. 315 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,000 What is that? 316 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,000 There's something rustling down there, man. 317 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 It sounds like it's coming from every direction. 318 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 And I've got nothing on the thermal level. 319 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,000 Clear as day, I'm picking it up. 320 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,000 It sounds exactly like footsteps, doesn't it? 321 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,000 Yes. 322 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,000 Me how? 323 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,000 I think I know what it is. 324 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,000 What? 325 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,000 I think it's birds. 326 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,000 They're too small to be picked up at the thermal from this far away. 327 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,000 And when they rustle, it sounds like footsteps. 328 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,000 I don't hear it anymore. 329 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,000 Let's look in the lower levels. 330 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,000 Let's see if I get anything on the ENF detector. 331 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,000 Can you screw my backpack? 332 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,000 Can you just touch my backpack? 333 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,000 No one's around me, dude. 334 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,000 I just felt someone grab me. 335 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,000 Like, you were standing behind me and you put both hands on my backpack 336 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,000 and you were messing around with the ring. 337 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 But I was watching you the whole time. 338 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,000 There was nothing here. 339 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,000 I thought you were changing the tape or something on my backpack. 340 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,000 I was like, oh, I won't move because he's got both hands on me. 341 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,000 And then when I turned and saw that you were like nine feet back from me, 342 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,000 the color went out of me. 343 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,000 Like, I literally like, I am shaking. 344 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Did you see anything? 345 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,000 I was walking away from you. 346 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,000 I thought you were talking to me and I was about to turn around and say, 347 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,000 no, I didn't touch your backpack. 348 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Crazy Chinese. 349 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,000 Okay, let's just post up right here. 350 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,000 I think we should consider doing an isolation session. 351 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,000 The villagers come up here a lot of things happened. 352 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,000 I felt something in here. 353 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,000 I don't say that for nothing. 354 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,000 If there's something in here that grabbed me, then I want to know what it is. 355 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Guys, I'm going to do a 30 minute isolation session. 356 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,000 Okay, let's do it. Come on. 357 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Can you give me a sign? 358 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,000 Can you give me a sign with your presence here? 359 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,000 Did somebody just grab me? 360 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,000 Did somebody just grab me? 361 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,000 Share a noise with my backpack. 362 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,000 I just heard clicking noises on my backpack. 363 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,000 Distinctly like someone was touching the buttons. 364 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,000 Okay, guys, I'm going to go. 365 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,000 Hey, I heard clicking sounds from my backpack. 366 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,000 Like somebody was touching the buttons on it. 367 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,000 Do you want me to look at it and see if anything changed? 368 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,000 Sure. 369 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,000 Oh, the movie's not running. 370 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,000 Why is it not running? 371 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,000 I don't know, it was going while we left. 372 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,000 What, it just stopped recording right? 373 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,000 It was turned off. 374 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,000 Like the power switch was off? 375 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,000 Yes. 376 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,000 That's a mechanical switch, and it was in the off position? 377 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,000 Uh-huh. 378 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,000 Alright, well you're back up and rolling again. 379 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,000 I'm done with this tower, like I'll tell you that. 380 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,000 Seriously, there's just bad mojo in here. 381 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,000 Alright, you had to go to the stop down here and get an EGP session going on. 382 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,000 Is there anybody here with us? 383 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,000 I just heard a step. 384 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,000 Is there somebody walking? 385 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,000 Yeah. 386 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,000 Is that you walking around with us? 387 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,000 I have a machine here on the ground. 388 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,000 You can make that needle move. 389 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,000 Can you do that for us? 390 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,000 Look right there! 391 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,000 Did you see that? 392 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,000 It looked like a shadow, like right in those trees. 393 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,000 Black shadow, let's go one across. 394 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,000 I hear branches moving. 395 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,000 Right there at the wall! 396 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,000 Look right there! 397 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Black shadow, let's go one across. 398 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,000 Right there at the wall! 399 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,000 Alright, you're safe. 400 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,000 Alright. 401 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Alright, buddy. 402 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,000 Need a little banged up there, alright. 403 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,000 I could go there two feet and I would have been over that ledge. 404 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,000 Bobby for base camp. 405 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,000 Heavy wrecks almost went over the wall. 406 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,000 I think we're going to head back to base camps like Botherham's. 407 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,000 Copy that. 408 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,000 You guys head into base camp and get the medic to fix wrecks up. 409 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,000 Oh wait, no, he is the medic. 410 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,000 We got about an hour before the sun starts coming up over these mountains 411 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000 and it's getting colder by the minute. 412 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,000 Let's get the gear packed up. 413 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:32,000 Let's get everybody into a tent and get a couple hours of sleep 414 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000 before the big hike out in the morning. 415 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,000 Our expedition to China was breathtaking 416 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,000 and we were eager to examine the evidence we collected behind the Great Wall. 417 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:44,000 We traveled back across the Pacific and scoured our recordings for results. 418 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,000 With interesting findings in hand, I sat down with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. 419 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:52,000 My first priority was assessing our strange environmental observations. 420 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:57,000 Could the wind, fog and even smell of fire have been harbingers of paranormal activity? 421 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,000 The temperature is definitely dropping in here now. 422 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:00,000 It's a big breath. 423 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,000 Smell that. 424 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,000 It smells like fire. 425 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,000 Phantom smells and notorious claims when it comes down to investigating the paranormal. 426 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,000 So it's cool to see that you're having all these experiences at one time. 427 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,000 And I'm sure they would have had a fire back then to stay warm in the guardhouse 428 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,000 so it could be something residual. 429 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:21,000 We had already debunked the reported sounds of footsteps heard along the wall 430 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,000 as the deceptive sound of roosting birds. 431 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,000 So we turned to our other audio recordings. 432 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:31,000 We analyzed and discovered an unnerving piece of audio evidence from Bobby and Rex's EVP session. 433 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,000 Is there anybody here with us? 434 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,000 It sounds like let me be normal. 435 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,000 It does not sound like Chinese. 436 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Sure. 437 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,000 And it definitely sounds like English. 438 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,000 What you have here is you've got everything that we look for in a good EVP. 439 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,000 It's a clear voice. 440 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:53,000 If we all listen to it separately, we'd probably come back with the same idea of what's being said. 441 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,000 That's everything we look for in a solid EVP. 442 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,000 That's great. 443 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:02,000 But my real reason for being here was to discuss my physical encounter on the Great Wall. 444 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:06,000 This investigation for me that was the first time I ever felt like something grabbed me. 445 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,000 This kind of shook me up a bit. 446 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,000 It does. 447 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,000 Because I've never had anything like this happen. 448 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,000 So just take a peek at it and let me know what you think. 449 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,000 You screw my backpack? 450 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,000 You just touched my backpack? 451 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,000 No one's around you, dude. 452 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,000 I just want someone to grab me. 453 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:24,000 This is a phenomenon that happens all too often. 454 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:29,000 We train our investigators and tell them you will get hit, punch, grab, slap, push by things that you can't see. 455 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,000 It's only a matter of time, Josh. 456 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:36,000 It's just one of those things that you always prepare for, but you're never prepared for. 457 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:41,000 As I closed our case file on the Great Wall, I still had a lot of question marks in the margins. 458 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:46,000 Our journey took us to the other side of the world where the supernatural beliefs of an ancient culture 459 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:50,000 still survive just beyond the bright lights of the world's next superpower. 460 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,000 I've always had a healthy sense of paranormal skepticism, 461 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,000 but the Great Wall of China remains a mysterious marvel, 462 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:01,000 a crumbling echo of an imperial age that has been described as a living piece of history. 463 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:08,000 In my case, so alive, that it seems to have reached right out and grabbed me. 464 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Here at Destination Truth, we get some pretty strange reports of creature sightings from around the globe. 465 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:18,000 And when we recently heard on CNN that a mermaid was spotted frolicking in the Mediterranean, 466 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:21,000 well, we all had a good laugh. 467 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:26,000 Of course, we stopped laughing when we heard that she comes with a million-dollar prize. 468 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,000 In the small Israeli town of Kyriot Yam, 469 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:34,000 scores of residents have reported seeing an unidentified creature in the waves just off the local beach. 470 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:41,000 The city has fronted a million-dollar bounty to anyone who can produce photographic proof of this aquatic nymph. 471 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,000 Reports of humanoid sea creatures date to antiquity, 472 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:48,000 and sightings by sailors can be traced back more than 3,000 years. 473 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,000 Add to that the fact that more than a thousand new marine species were discovered last year alone, 474 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,000 and suddenly this story was looking a lot more interesting. 475 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,000 The Kyriot Yam incidents are also unique, 476 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:04,000 since they're backed by dozens of eyewitness reports by locals who clearly saw something that scared them at close range. 477 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:09,000 Unfortunately for me, this amphibious mutant is not exactly Disney-ready. 478 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:15,000 We've utilized the consistent reports and put together a 3D version of the finned fiend we'd be looking for. 479 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:20,000 Locals claim to have observed the powerful fish-like tail splashing in the waves at sunset. 480 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,000 A better view revealed that this is no ordinary fish. 481 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:29,000 The creature's body is reportedly covered with scales, and the lower half ends in a fluked tail. 482 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:34,000 Strangely though, a cow's detail a humanoid torso, complete with limbs and web dependages. 483 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:38,000 With an anthropomorphic face, wide-set eyes, and razor sharp teeth, 484 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,000 I wasn't going to be falling in love anytime soon. 485 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:47,000 My team and I packed up our aquatic gear, leaving ample room for our million-dollar reward, and headed out to Israel. 486 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:54,000 Our journey began as we flew more than 7,000 miles, crossing 10 time zones to Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel. 487 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,000 After touching down, we hit the pavement and headed north 60 miles along the Mediterranean, 488 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,000 and toward the small coastal village of Kyriot Yam. 489 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,000 Along the way, my team had only one thing on their mind. 490 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,000 So how are you going to split up the million when we find the mermaid? 491 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Split it. What are you talking about? 492 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:12,000 I get a million dollars. You get a free trip to Kyriot Yam in Israel. 493 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,000 That math seems faulty. 494 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:18,000 We have 48 hours to find this mermaid, get the money, and get it to town. 495 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,000 It's basically the plot of Ocean's Eleven. 496 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,000 Thank God Rex is a Chinese acrobat. 497 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:28,000 Finally, we arrived in town where they were clearly making the most of their newfound fame. 498 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:33,000 From whale sculptures to fin-tailed fountains to the local boardwalk complete with cartoon cutouts, 499 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,000 this town was serious about aquatic creatures. 500 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:40,000 By chance, I happened to arrive at the pier at the same time as the town's latest work of public art, 501 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,000 a super classy bronze mermaid. 502 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,000 I pitched in and gave the locals a hand with her installation. 503 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,000 Guys, what can I do? I'm here to help, and I have a huge drill. 504 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:53,000 Unbelievable. 505 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:57,000 All the days work just installing a little mermaid statue here at Kyriot Yam. 506 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:03,000 My crew didn't even break a sweat, so we stopped off next door at Kyriot Yam's bizarre beachside fitness facility 507 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,000 to get a few reps in before talking to the locals. 508 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,000 Out and in. 509 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,000 See it yet? 510 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,000 See it yet, I there. Got a lot of ground to cover though. 511 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,000 Come on, Josh. We gotta get your body beach-perfect for this mermaid. 512 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,000 She's gonna be pretty hot. 513 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,000 I'm right behind you. Just, I'm almost ready. 514 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:29,000 I finally dragged myself to my feet and talked to this lifelong resident 515 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,000 who says she spotted the mermaid on her afternoon walk. 516 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,000 What did you see in the waters here? 517 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,000 She saw the mermaid and she said, God help Kyriot Yam. 518 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,000 There is a mermaid in Kyriot Yam. 519 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:44,000 She saw it for three seconds. It looked like a big fish. 520 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,000 Did any part of it look human? 521 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:52,000 It had a nose and eyes and hair and mouth. 522 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,000 It's like a human face. 523 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,000 This man says he didn't just spot the mermaid, 524 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,000 but actually made physical contact with her while he was out for a nightly swim. 525 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,000 Suddenly he felt that something is in the water. 526 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:09,000 He felt that something is touching his legs. 527 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:13,000 How do you know it's not just a regular fish that just swam by you? 528 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,000 He's sure that it's not a fish. 529 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:21,000 The feeling was like two hands were grabbing his legs. 530 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:25,000 Down at the end of the pier, the local fisherman pointed out grottoes to the south 531 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:28,000 and sea caves to the north where the mermaid was spotted just days ago. 532 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,000 Before heading out to sea though, I needed to make sure the city was going to 533 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,000 honor their promise to pay out if I did find this elusive animal. 534 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:39,000 I walked over to city hall to speak with town spokesman, Nettie Silberman. 535 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,000 That is, if he would get off the phone. 536 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,000 Sir, that is not a real phone. Sir, give me that phone. 537 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:49,000 Is this the Kremlin? It launched everything. 538 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,000 It's connected with the Bluetooth to my cell phone. 539 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,000 This is the greatest Bluetooth accessory I've ever seen. 540 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,000 All joking aside, it was time to get down to business. 541 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,000 So you offered a million dollar reward for proof of the mermaid. 542 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,000 A real proof. A real proof. 543 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,000 A solid proof, yeah. 544 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,000 Why is that worth a million dollars to you? 545 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,000 This is a huge story. 546 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,000 You actually believe that if there is a real mermaid, 547 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,000 there will be such amounts of tourism here to Kriatiam 548 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,000 that a million dollars will be small money for us. 549 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,000 If I find this mermaid, you're really going to pay me? 550 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,000 Of course. 551 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Is that bee check? 552 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,000 Here it is. 553 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,000 So this is a check for one million dollars 554 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,000 if I find the mermaid of Kriatiam. 555 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,000 Right. 556 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,000 This is it, boys. This is the big payday. 557 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,000 Having seen this comically sized check in person, 558 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,000 I had all the motivation I needed. 559 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,000 It was time to hunt a mermaid. 560 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,000 The fishermen had identified two potential habitats 561 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,000 where the creature could be hiding. 562 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,000 First, north of Kriatiam lie a series of sea caves 563 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,000 where the creature has been reported. 564 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,000 To the south, undersea ruins offer some of the only shelter 565 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,000 along this barren coastline. 566 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,000 To explore the caves, we acquired kayaks 567 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,000 that would carry us up the coast. 568 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,000 That is, if we could break through the surf. 569 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,000 We finally made it into open water 570 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,000 and were headed straight for the always friendly 571 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,000 Isreal Lebanon border. 572 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,000 We paddled by a local gunship 573 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,000 hoping to avoid being caught in the crossfire. 574 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,000 And as we approached the caves themselves, 575 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,000 the conditions were no less dangerous. 576 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,000 With powerful wave action and unpredictable flooding, 577 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,000 this was no place to overstay our welcome. 578 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,000 Guys, be careful. Stay off the wall. 579 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,000 We're getting rough in here. 580 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,000 We set to work with our underwater camera 581 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,000 to scan the cavern floors. 582 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,000 After exploring each chamber, 583 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,000 both below the surface and above, 584 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,000 and seeing no evidence of habitation here, 585 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,000 we made a hasty exit from these flooded tunnels 586 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,000 and we headed back down the coast. 587 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,000 To the south, we journeyed to the Roman city of Caesarea 588 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,000 where additional sightings have taken place. 589 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,000 This once lavish provincial capital now sits in ruins. 590 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,000 It was home to one of the most impressive 591 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,000 ancient harbors ever constructed, 592 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:14,000 which sank beneath the waves more than 2,000 years ago. 593 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,000 We sourced a local boat that looked like 594 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,000 a destination truth original. 595 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,000 Why don't I just hold on to this in case I need to start it again? 596 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,000 We'll just bring it in the boat. 597 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,000 What can go wrong with this plan? 598 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,000 This boat, along with a dive support vessel, 599 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,000 would take us out into the open sea. 600 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,000 Once off the choppy coast, 601 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,000 we then positioned ourselves over the harbor ruins 602 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,000 where locals believed the creature could be hiding. 603 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,000 We're going to get a little bit of water. 604 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,000 Did I boat to Josh? 605 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,000 Josh, I'd like to hear your disability 606 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,000 as to how the lake is going to be. 607 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:02,000 Every little seal includes no fish at this point. 608 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,000 So I think it's going to be better. 609 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,000 We're just getting everything up and going up here. 610 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,000 Okay, here goes. 611 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,000 Rider activated our tethered underwater camera, 612 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,000 Rex powered up our sonar unit, 613 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,000 and miced through in our hydrophone microphone 614 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,000 to help scan the ocean floor. 615 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:30,000 Topside, the rough seas were starting to take a toll on the crew. 616 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,000 I think I'm going to throw up. 617 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,000 masala 618 00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:00,000 Chots is the crew. 619 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:06,000 I've seen the魚 find infish yet again 620 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,520 The big fish bearing Belgium, 621 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,000 000 of just from their 해도 did not get hold 622 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,000 it just remained untouched. 623 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,920 This is a fire-grabbing, 624 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:15,840 and it's also the one that's being used 625 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,280 to kill the human beings. 626 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:18,720 It's only just a matter of whether they're 627 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:20,240 going to want to survive. 628 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:25,840 MUSIC 629 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,080 Remember when I was in a sand and a hard state? 630 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,720 Running low on air and unable to make a positive ID 631 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:35,720 in these murky conditions, we returned to the surface. 632 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,640 They claim the million dollars, yeah. 633 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:39,560 Something big, though, sewing around down there. 634 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:41,440 Gabe and I both heard, like, a high-pitched noise 635 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,800 Yeah, we swam over to check out the hydrophone. 636 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:46,000 Didn't see anything around it, but then 637 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,360 saw a huge shadow. 638 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:51,360 Water just puked, and stripped in the water towards you. 639 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:52,080 Oh, that's great. 640 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,520 OK, let's get out of here. 641 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,600 Get out. 642 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,160 With Ryder losing her lunch and with me swimming in it, 643 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,200 it was time to get out of here and to our primary investigation. 644 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:04,080 Our search to the north and south had not revealed the habitat, 645 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:06,320 and it was time to investigate the open waters 646 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:07,840 off of Kyriit Yam itself. 647 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:10,160 We headed to the nearby port city of Ako, 648 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,720 the only place we would be able to launch and access 649 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:14,160 Kyriit Yam Bay. 650 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,240 Ako is one of the oldest cities in Israel 651 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,600 and is dominated by crusader-era fortresses 652 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,880 and narrow winding streets. 653 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,600 We passed through the crowded fish market 654 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,280 on our way to the docks. 655 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,200 No mermaids on display here, so we pressed onto the harbor 656 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:29,040 where we got down to business. 657 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,520 After our kayaks and vomit-inducing dinghies, 658 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:33,960 we were, to crib a line from my favorite movie, 659 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,440 going to need a bigger boat. 660 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:38,080 This is nice. 661 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,400 This large vessel would serve as our surveillance center 662 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,320 with Vanessa monitoring infrared cameras along the deck. 663 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:45,360 The smaller, faster Zodiac boat 664 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,760 would allow Evan Ryder and I to cover more water 665 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,760 and allow us to dive if necessary. 666 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:51,480 I sent Rex to a nearby lighthouse 667 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:54,680 so he could survey the entire area and scan for activity. 668 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:56,720 Josh, I'm in a great position on top of the lighthouse. 669 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,400 I have a great view of the entire bay here. 670 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,760 And Bobby would be positioned on the Kyriit Yam beach 671 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,360 to look and listen for anything breaking the surface. 672 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:06,080 Our boats steamed out of Ako toward Kyriit Yam Bay 673 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,080 as the sun sank into the Mediterranean. 674 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:13,520 MUSIC 675 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:14,720 Dive boat to base camp. 676 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:16,440 Let's get in position and Kyriit Yam 677 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:17,920 and drop some anchors, guys. 678 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:25,800 MUSIC 679 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,200 Josh and Vanessa come in. 680 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:29,800 Go ahead, Josh. 681 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,600 The sonar looks pretty clear so far, 682 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:32,800 nothing on the bottom. 683 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,200 I can see you guys from our position. 684 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:35,280 We're going to drop anchor here. 685 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,240 We'll stay in touch. 686 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:37,240 Copy that. 687 00:34:37,240 --> 00:34:38,800 I'll keep my eyes peeled on these IR cams. 688 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:39,800 Let me know if you see anything. 689 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:43,200 MUSIC 690 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:44,640 What do you got on the thermal, anything? 691 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:45,760 It's pretty quiet. 692 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,600 Haven't seen anything out of the ordinary just yet. 693 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:53,520 MUSIC 694 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:56,000 So these people, they basically see this creature. 695 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,520 I don't know that we can necessarily 696 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:58,600 say that these folks aren't seeing 697 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:01,360 some other animal, turtle, fish, the surface. 698 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:02,880 Or a swimmer. 699 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,040 Sure. 700 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:05,440 Ritter, have you ever seen a mermaid? 701 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,040 I don't think so, have you? 702 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,880 I was a young boy in Cape Cod. 703 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:11,560 I didn't know how to swim, but I jumped in the water 704 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,440 and I was saved by a beautiful woman. 705 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,080 That's the plot to splash. 706 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:16,320 Maybe. 707 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:17,120 Or maybe it happened. 708 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:17,920 You don't know. 709 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:19,600 We didn't know each other back then. 710 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:20,800 It was before we met. 711 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:21,600 You're ridiculous. 712 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:22,440 You don't know. 713 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:23,760 Both of you guys stop it. 714 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:24,640 I've already got her. 715 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,080 We're going out to dinner later. 716 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:27,360 I was going to try to take her to Pursushi, 717 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:28,320 but she wouldn't bite. 718 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,800 Ha ha ha ha! 719 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:32,200 Leave it to Rex. 720 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:34,440 We're out here, in the middle of the water. 721 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:36,520 He's having dinner with a bare-breasted mermaid. 722 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:37,760 What do you immediately assume? 723 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:39,080 It's a female mermaid. 724 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:40,840 Otherwise it would be a mermaid. 725 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:42,040 I don't think Rex rolls that way. 726 00:35:49,720 --> 00:35:50,800 Rex for Josh. 727 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,200 I got some in the water, guys. 728 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,320 It's moving along the shoreline, just about 500 yards south 729 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:56,320 of here. 730 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:00,840 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 731 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:03,840 Bobby for Josh. 732 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,840 There you go for Josh, Bobby. 733 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:06,840 We got a reading on something. 734 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:07,840 It's in the water. 735 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,840 It looks like shoulders and a head. 736 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:11,840 Stand in the water, right in front of the pier. 737 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:13,840 But we're headed that way right now. 738 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:14,840 Stand by. 739 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:15,840 We're going to get over there. 740 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:17,840 We'll get the thermal imager up and see if we can see it. 741 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:21,840 That is fish on it, and it just goes under. 742 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:23,840 It's standing there, it's looking at it. 743 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,840 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 744 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:30,840 It's just something. 745 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:33,840 That is fish on it, and it just goes under. 746 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:35,840 It's standing there, it's looking at it. 747 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:36,840 Is it a rock? 748 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,840 Could it just be something on natural beach or in the water? 749 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:40,840 No, it just went down. 750 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:44,840 Right over there, what's that? 751 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:46,840 It's like something just broke the surface for a second there. 752 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:48,840 Josh and Vanessa, we had something break the surface 753 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:50,840 just ahead of the bow of our boat. 754 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:51,840 Couldn't see what it was. 755 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,840 It might just have been a fish jump, but not sure. 756 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:55,840 Yeah, I got it on sonar too. 757 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:57,840 I got something on sonar. 758 00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,840 Stop moving around. 759 00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:01,840 Ryder just headed out of the thermal as well. 760 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,840 We're going to stop here, drop anchor, and get ready to get wet. 761 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,840 I read you loud and clear, Josh. 762 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:21,840 I'm going to get the thermal imager. 763 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:23,840 I'm going to get the thermal imager. 764 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:31,840 Josh, we're down on a big section of our boat. 765 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,840 We're going to stay without the airfoil. 766 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:35,840 It's sitting down here. 767 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:44,840 Guys, I just got to find the marlade. 768 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:45,840 It's a different one. 769 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,840 I wish it was going to be much down here. 770 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:53,840 I'm going to get the thermal imager. 771 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:10,840 I'm not seeing any fish on the aqua camp. 772 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,840 I'll let you know if I see anything on my end. 773 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:23,840 I'm going to get the thermal imager. 774 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:25,840 I'm going to get the thermal imager. 775 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,840 Sounds like they saw something go by. 776 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,840 Oh boy, it is really picking up. 777 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:42,840 The aqua camp is having trouble just holding a shot. 778 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,840 It's just getting bounced around like crazy. 779 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:55,840 The aqua camera is just getting jostled around by this current pretty bad. 780 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:59,840 I can't get a focus of more than 30 to 45 seconds on the bottom. 781 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:09,840 I don't like to hear that. 782 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:10,840 What was that? 783 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:12,840 He's having a problem with one of his valves. 784 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:23,840 I don't know. 785 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:29,840 You okay? 786 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:32,840 Yeah, I just got a free flow of the valve to the mast. 787 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:34,840 I just set him in and saw something caught in there. 788 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:35,840 I'm okay. 789 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:36,840 It's bouncing around. 790 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:38,840 Gear is going everywhere. 791 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:43,840 Conditions are better at the bottom than they are up here. 792 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:45,840 There's a lot of chop and once we've got the weather coming in. 793 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:48,840 Okay, let's get the engines cranked up and get towards the beach. 794 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:49,840 Come on, let's get out of here. 795 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:53,840 As the weather continued to get worse, we were forced to call it a night. 796 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,840 With interesting night vision and thermal evidence in hand, 797 00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:01,840 we flew 17 hours back to Los Angeles to determine the identity of our suspect. 798 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:05,840 To aid in this effort, we visited the nearby Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 799 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,840 to meet up with the Institute's director, Mike Shatt. 800 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:11,840 We first picked through the night vision footage that Rex recorded from the lighthouse. 801 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:15,840 Well, there are fish that come up and will kind of break the surface and then go back down again. 802 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:18,840 I would say that it definitely looks like something is breaking the surface of the water 803 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:20,840 and then going down very quickly. 804 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,840 Our thermal hit from the boat was equally perplexing. 805 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:27,840 This again is something that really briefly comes up and then it just submerges. 806 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:29,840 There's two different spots that are there. 807 00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:33,840 I can see maybe one is the front part and the other the back part. 808 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:37,840 But it was the thermal anomaly that Bobby caught just off the Kyrgyzian beach 809 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:40,840 that seemed to line up most closely with eyewitness reports. 810 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:42,840 I'm always drawn into what else could it be. 811 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:44,840 Dolphins are known to be around this area. 812 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,840 Seals are known to be around this area. 813 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:52,840 As a matter of fact, the Mediterranean monk seal has certainly not been seen in 50 or 60 years. 814 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:58,840 And yet, last month, there's been reports of seeing the Mediterranean monk seal off of Haifa. 815 00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:01,840 And that's pretty close to this town that has all these sightings. 816 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:06,840 But for something to be unidentifiable and maybe never catalogued is possible. 817 00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:09,840 In this particular case, again, you never know. 818 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:13,840 But yes, it's definitely true to say that we don't know everything there is in the ocean. 819 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,840 And there's a lot more that needs to be discovered. 820 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:21,840 Our aquatic odyssey carried us deep into churning sea caves. 821 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:26,840 Down to the submerged remains of the Roman Empire and into the black waters of Kyrgyzian. 822 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:30,840 The mermaid has fascinated humankind since we first took to the seas. 823 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,840 She is a placeholder for the unknown and the unidentified denizens of the deep. 824 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,840 And at this moment, there is a very large and very uncashed check 825 00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:40,840 waiting in the city hall of Kyrgyzian. 826 00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:44,840 For anyone who can confirm that what we and so many others caught looking back 827 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:48,840 from the mysterious waters of the Mediterranean is in fact the mermaid. 828 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:50,840 The case is yours to follow. 829 00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:54,840 And if you do happen to crack it, just remember to send a finder's feed to the explorer who sent you there. 830 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:56,840 I'll be waiting.