1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,200 On this episode of Destination Truth, Josh and his team embark on a wild journey to Panama. 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:12,700 Investigating a notoriously haunted island prison, they discover these cells aren't as empty as they appear. 3 00:00:12,700 --> 00:00:16,200 Oh, it is so creepy in here. It's like one big plant. 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:24,700 Josh then partners with GHI investigators Barry Fitzgerald and Chris Williams to analyze their findings. 5 00:00:24,700 --> 00:00:26,200 I think it's a wonderful piece of evidence. 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:33,900 Next, the team travels south to Argentina, where cowboys have been encountering a mysterious monster in the foothills of the Andes. 7 00:00:34,900 --> 00:00:39,400 Investigating unhorsed back, Josh saddles up for a terrifying close encounter. 8 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:44,400 Hold on! 9 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:51,400 I'm Josh Gaines. In my travels, I've seen some unexplainable things, and I've done some things I can't quite explain. 10 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:52,100 Ow! 11 00:00:52,100 --> 00:00:58,300 Now, I've pulled together a team armed with the latest technology in the search for answers to the world's strangest mysteries. 12 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:02,300 I'm not sure what's out there waiting for me, but I know what I'm looking for. 13 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:05,300 The truth. 14 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:11,800 A tropical island getaway usually means daiquiris, long walks on the beach, and memories that last a lifetime. 15 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:18,800 A visit to Coyba Island, 15 miles off the west coast of Panama, is equally unforgettable, but for far more ominous reasons. 16 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:25,500 In 1919, the Panamanian government opened the Coyba Island Penitentiary, which quickly earned a barbaric reputation. 17 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:34,500 During the reign of dictator Manuel Noriega, this prison's brutality became infamous, as inmates were subjected to torture and murder at the hands of the guards. 18 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:45,500 The prison on Coyba Island has since closed, but terrified locals and former prisoners have testified that the island remains haunted by ghostly apparitions, strange lights, and mysterious noises. 19 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,800 Exploring this remote island would be an extreme challenge. 20 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:54,800 Coyba lies in remote, shark-infested waters, and the overgrown ruins are now overrun with dangerous surface. 21 00:01:54,800 --> 00:02:03,300 With a perilous investigation at hand, we kicked off our expedition by boarding a plane in Los Angeles, for the 1900-mile flight south to Panama City. 22 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:11,300 Other than one bell tower, all of Panama City was burned to the ground by Captain Morgan in 1671. 23 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:19,800 500 years later, the Republic of Panama has emerged as the fastest-growing economy in Central America, despite the city's modern and epic skyline. 24 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,800 In the charming markets of Casco Viejo, one can still buy old world potions. 25 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:32,300 Some pretty great elixirs here. This is for, uh, dinero for money. Here's one if you want to become a millionaire. That's mine. That's for you, right? 26 00:02:32,300 --> 00:02:38,300 And then, um, this one here is to be used for negotiations. And of course, if that doesn't work, you can use this for negotiations. 27 00:02:39,300 --> 00:02:44,300 If you travel to Panama, one thing you'll learn is that it's hot. Very, very hot. 28 00:02:44,300 --> 00:02:50,300 Oh, gosh, so hot in the city. Right on my head. Oh, that's pro-ad-early-hits-the-spot. Thank you, sir. 29 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,800 To battle the sweltering sun, I needed some new gear. 30 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,800 Little big for your face. I don't agree. 31 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:04,800 In my struggle to cool down, I also turned to the local standby. You look adorable in your hat. You look like a gondolier operator. 32 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,800 I think, um, the look is Panamanian hipster. 33 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:16,800 Having beat the heat, we got back on the road. I wanted to meet with someone who had first-hand experience with the island's paranormal forces. 34 00:03:17,300 --> 00:03:25,300 I was surprised to learn the four-time world champion boxer, Roberto Durán, who famously beat Sugar Ray Leonard, actually trained on Coyba early in his career. 35 00:03:25,300 --> 00:03:28,300 I asked him what he learned about the hauntings. 36 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:45,680 Well, the one I've heard the most is that they would go to the 37 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,680 Would you go and spend the night there alone? 38 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:54,180 You fought some of the toughest guys in the world. You're not going to go out to Coyba? 39 00:03:54,180 --> 00:03:56,180 No. 40 00:03:56,180 --> 00:03:57,180 No? 41 00:03:57,180 --> 00:03:58,180 No. 42 00:03:58,180 --> 00:04:00,180 No, I don't fear any human being. 43 00:04:00,180 --> 00:04:04,180 Goals are there. They're real, and people should believe that, you know, they exist. 44 00:04:04,180 --> 00:04:07,180 To gather more eyewitness accounts, we'd embark on a long journey. 45 00:04:07,180 --> 00:04:14,180 From Panama City, we'd head west to the village of Santa Catalina, where many of the former guards and prisoners now call home. 46 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:20,560 The highway quickly faded to provincial roads and eventually deposited us in the ramshackle seaside town. 47 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:29,560 Here we tracked down a former inmate who made a daring escape from the prison, not out of a quest for freedom, but out of fear of the ghosts that he says haunt the island. 48 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:36,560 Okay, just so I'm clear, you escaped a notorious Panamanian jungle island prison on a homemade raft, is that correct? 49 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:37,560 Yes. 50 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,560 Alright, come on up top. That's pretty cool. I got a hand to you. 51 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,560 Did you yourself ever see or hear anything strange out there? 52 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:50,440 There was a ghost who would bang on the bars. Some people saw him with a gun, and even the guards were afraid of him. 53 00:04:51,940 --> 00:04:59,940 Carlos urged me to speak to a man who worked on Coyba for years. Traveling over pothole jungle roads, reaching his tiny village turned into a major challenge. 54 00:04:59,940 --> 00:05:04,940 We followed the directions as far as we could until we reached the end of the line. 55 00:05:04,940 --> 00:05:09,940 Okay, well, we're not driving to the interview, so let's make a little vehicle change. 56 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:17,320 We traded in a washed out road for a meandering river, which took our kayaks into the jungle and away from civilization. 57 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:22,320 After an hour of paddling, the current pulled us toward the pounding surf of the Pacific. 58 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:29,320 With the rocky shoreline too difficult to hike, we took the massive waves head on and attempted to fight our way through the open ocean. 59 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,320 Hang on! We're going in! 60 00:05:35,700 --> 00:05:38,700 Hang on! We're going in! 61 00:05:38,700 --> 00:05:43,700 It wasn't long before the entire crew was knocked from their kayaks and dumped into a dangerous riptide. 62 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:47,700 It was every man for himself as we struggled to get back to the beach. 63 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:55,700 We rushed to locate one another and eventually managed to fight our way through the surf and drag our waterlogged kayaks and exhausted teammates ashore. 64 00:05:55,700 --> 00:05:58,700 Okay, here we go. 65 00:05:58,700 --> 00:06:02,700 We left the kayaks behind and hiked the rest of the way to meet our eyewitness. 66 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,080 Cornelio worked as a guard at Coyba Island Prison for over 14 years. 67 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:14,080 With our interpreter unable to make the journey, we had no choice but to put Gabe's two years of high school Spanish to the ultimate test. 68 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,080 And Cornelio, what's your profession? What do you do? 69 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,080 What do you do to work? 70 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,080 What do you assign me to work there? 71 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,080 He says he prefers the Asian pair to the African banana. 72 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,080 What? 73 00:06:29,460 --> 00:06:34,460 After a rocky start, Gabe's Spanish came right back to him and Cornelio shared his story. 74 00:06:34,460 --> 00:06:40,460 Coyba Prison has a reputation of being a pretty nasty place. Did you see any bad things when you were out there? 75 00:06:49,460 --> 00:06:58,460 He saw a guard running and chasing supposedly after a prisoner, but the prisoner turned out to be a ghost and the guard was so frightened that he actually shot him. 76 00:06:59,460 --> 00:07:04,460 After hearing the man's terrifying tale, we were ready to see Coyba for ourselves. 77 00:07:04,460 --> 00:07:09,460 We paddled back to Santa Catalina where we chartered a boat and helicopter to take our team to the island. 78 00:07:09,460 --> 00:07:11,460 Safe travels, guys. Be careful out there. 79 00:07:11,460 --> 00:07:13,460 Alright, see you there. 80 00:07:14,460 --> 00:07:20,460 The helicopter picked up Ryder and I and flew us 15 miles across the rough waters of the Gulf of Cherokee. 81 00:07:20,460 --> 00:07:26,460 We would be spared the rugged ocean crossing and despite heavy rain and wind shear, hoped to be dropped off on the beach near the prisoner. 82 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,840 We are getting pelted here. 83 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:38,840 With the many buildings of the penitentiary scattered in the overgrown jungle, we'd use our elevated vantage point to tag the structures on GPS and make a plan for our impending investigation. 84 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,840 There it is! Coyba Island is right over there. See it? 85 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,840 Yeah. 86 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,840 Josh, I see the prison right down there. 87 00:07:47,220 --> 00:07:54,220 We took several passes over the island, carefully surveying the ruins and honing in on the reportedly active paranormal hotspots. 88 00:07:54,220 --> 00:08:00,220 With our aerial sweep of the island complete and the weather getting progressively worse, we were eager to get dropped off. 89 00:08:00,220 --> 00:08:02,220 Can we land in this weather? 90 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:04,220 You've got line here. 91 00:08:04,220 --> 00:08:06,220 Can we put it down in this wind? 92 00:08:06,220 --> 00:08:08,220 It's too windy. 93 00:08:08,220 --> 00:08:16,220 Ryder, we've got two options. We can take this helicopter back to the mainland, get a boat, come all the way back out here or we can take the express route down. 94 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:26,600 With the pilot unwilling to attempt a landing, we had little choice but to call our team to meet us with the boat and risk an emergency exit from the chopper. 95 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:32,600 Okay! Here we go! 96 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,600 Okay! Here we go! 97 00:08:47,100 --> 00:08:49,100 Here goes nothing! 98 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:01,600 After hitting the water, Ryder and I swam to shore while our boat navigated around the reef. 99 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:06,600 Regrouping on the beach, our exploration of Coyba Island was off to an intense start. 100 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:11,600 With the team back together, we hiked into the interior to set up base camp and take shelter from the rain. 101 00:09:11,980 --> 00:09:20,980 The sprawling prison complex on Coyba is made up of more than 30 buildings, including a central cell block, a chapel, barracks and a jungle graveyard. 102 00:09:20,980 --> 00:09:28,980 We established our base camp in a disused medical building and got right to work unpacking our gear and setting up our field equipment in the untamed rainforest. 103 00:09:28,980 --> 00:09:34,980 Chris had barely ventured out into the wild when the dangers of Coyba became shockingly apparent. 104 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:42,360 The sight of this well-camouflaged snake was an ominous beginning to our time on the island. 105 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,360 Nevertheless, we had work to do. 106 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:49,360 We set up four IR cameras in the interior of the chapel, the main prison, and two outline wards. 107 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:55,360 We also set up four infrared trap cameras that would fire photos if anything passed by their lens. 108 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:59,360 Tony would remain at base camp and alert us to any unusual activity. 109 00:09:59,740 --> 00:10:03,740 Alright guys, Coyba Prison is a notorious place. 110 00:10:03,740 --> 00:10:05,740 A lot of people were killed here. 111 00:10:05,740 --> 00:10:08,740 The paranormal activity that's reported on Coyba Island happens everywhere. 112 00:10:08,740 --> 00:10:10,740 Happens in the penitentiaries, happens in the jungles. 113 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:12,740 So tonight we'll divide up into two teams. 114 00:10:12,740 --> 00:10:14,740 I'll lead a team with Chris and Ali and Kyle. 115 00:10:14,740 --> 00:10:16,740 We'll check in the primary structures here in the main prison. 116 00:10:16,740 --> 00:10:20,740 Ryder, why don't you lead a team with Rex and Gabe. 117 00:10:20,740 --> 00:10:24,740 We'll send you out to the jungles that are filled with venomous snakes. 118 00:10:24,740 --> 00:10:26,740 Sure. 119 00:10:26,740 --> 00:10:28,740 Leave the tough guys to the jungle. We'll handle it. 120 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,120 Let's go. 121 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,120 It's pretty unbelievable here, yeah? 122 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:41,120 No, it's, you know, you read about it, you study it, but to actually be here, it's like... 123 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,120 It's crazy. 124 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,120 It was such a terrible place, you know, so many awful things happened here. 125 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:50,120 And to just see that all these buildings are still standing and just sort of being overtaken by the... 126 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,120 You know, by the rainforest is just amazing. 127 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,120 Nice and muddy and dark. 128 00:10:56,500 --> 00:11:00,500 This must have been the main road that the guards used to move up and down in the camp 129 00:11:00,500 --> 00:11:02,500 to get between the different penitentiary buildings. 130 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:05,500 Look at that, see that? 131 00:11:05,500 --> 00:11:07,500 That's the main building I can see on the thermal. 132 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:09,500 Did you hear that? 133 00:11:09,500 --> 00:11:11,500 Yeah, what the hell was that? 134 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:13,500 Did you hear that noise? 135 00:11:13,500 --> 00:11:15,500 Hello? 136 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:17,500 I just heard something crashing around. Chris, check in there. 137 00:11:17,500 --> 00:11:19,500 Yeah, I did too. Definitely. 138 00:11:19,500 --> 00:11:21,500 Something just crashed in here. 139 00:11:21,500 --> 00:11:23,500 Hello? 140 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,880 You got nothing in here. 141 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,880 This room is completely wrecked out. The roof's completely gone. 142 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:32,880 You know, for all we know, this could have been part of what we heard. 143 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,880 It could have been just some of these beams or something just letting go. 144 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,880 Let's just keep looking around and see if we can chase it down. 145 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:51,880 It's kind of creepy to be out here knowing all the torture and the headings 146 00:11:52,260 --> 00:11:57,260 and the fact that this literally was a sec little island where anything went, you know? 147 00:11:57,260 --> 00:11:59,260 Anything goes. It's horrible. 148 00:12:02,260 --> 00:12:04,260 What is that? 149 00:12:06,260 --> 00:12:08,260 It looks like an old guard post. 150 00:12:08,260 --> 00:12:10,260 One of these towers is where that guard killed himself. 151 00:12:10,260 --> 00:12:14,260 Right, I'm going to pull out the email to start turning super good at readings here. 152 00:12:14,260 --> 00:12:16,260 Good idea. 153 00:12:22,260 --> 00:12:25,260 I don't want to, but I feel like I should go inside. 154 00:12:29,260 --> 00:12:31,260 You feel any different? Does it feel cold in there? 155 00:12:31,260 --> 00:12:36,260 No. I feel exactly the same in here than I do out here. 156 00:12:36,260 --> 00:12:39,260 I'm not getting a reading so many emails, Tector. 157 00:12:39,260 --> 00:12:41,260 All right, let's keep going. 158 00:12:45,260 --> 00:12:47,260 Just sell after sell. 159 00:12:47,260 --> 00:12:49,260 Yeah. 160 00:12:49,260 --> 00:12:52,260 I'm taking it over again. It's like more jungle than jail. 161 00:12:52,260 --> 00:12:56,260 Okay, let's divide up and look at the different cells. 162 00:12:58,260 --> 00:13:00,260 Okay, guys, here we go. 163 00:13:00,260 --> 00:13:02,260 The place is just wrecked out. 164 00:13:02,260 --> 00:13:06,260 The cells are all bent open. Bars are busted. 165 00:13:06,260 --> 00:13:08,260 Looks like these dudes revolted. 166 00:13:08,260 --> 00:13:10,260 Chris, how you doing down there? 167 00:13:10,260 --> 00:13:12,260 I'm good. I'm good. 168 00:13:12,260 --> 00:13:15,260 A couple I just can't get into because the doors are absolutely frozen. 169 00:13:15,260 --> 00:13:18,260 Yeah, a lot of these have a lot of overgrowth in them. 170 00:13:19,260 --> 00:13:21,260 What was that? 171 00:13:21,260 --> 00:13:23,260 What the hell was that? 172 00:13:23,260 --> 00:13:25,260 Quiet, be quiet. 173 00:13:25,260 --> 00:13:27,260 I got nothing on the thermal, just jungle and jail cells. 174 00:13:27,260 --> 00:13:29,260 Let's check these cells one more time. 175 00:13:29,260 --> 00:13:31,260 Whatever that was, it was substantial. 176 00:13:31,260 --> 00:13:33,260 I'm just not a man like one of the cell doors. 177 00:13:33,260 --> 00:13:35,260 Definitely, yes. 178 00:13:35,260 --> 00:13:37,260 I just thought I heard voices for a second. 179 00:13:37,260 --> 00:13:40,260 Crashing and voices, and I don't know what the hell's going on in here. 180 00:13:40,260 --> 00:13:42,260 Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is he doing? 181 00:13:42,260 --> 00:13:44,260 He's just going to get out of here. 182 00:13:44,260 --> 00:13:46,260 He's just going to get out of here. 183 00:13:46,260 --> 00:13:48,260 Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is he doing? 184 00:13:54,260 --> 00:13:57,260 Shh, I just thought I heard voices for a second. 185 00:13:59,260 --> 00:14:02,260 Crashing and voices, and I don't know what the hell's going on in here. 186 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:06,260 What is he doing? Listen, listen. 187 00:14:07,260 --> 00:14:09,260 What's that? 188 00:14:09,260 --> 00:14:13,260 It sounds like somebody is taking a stick and just going down the bars. 189 00:14:13,260 --> 00:14:15,260 It's exactly what it sounds like. 190 00:14:15,260 --> 00:14:17,260 It sounds like voices. 191 00:14:17,260 --> 00:14:19,260 Footsteps. 192 00:14:19,260 --> 00:14:21,260 Hello? 193 00:14:23,260 --> 00:14:25,260 I don't know what the hell that is. 194 00:14:25,260 --> 00:14:27,260 It sounded like it was coming out of the other cell. 195 00:14:27,260 --> 00:14:29,260 Or is it one next door? Chris, can you check in there? 196 00:14:29,260 --> 00:14:31,260 Yeah. 197 00:14:32,260 --> 00:14:35,260 I mean, there's nothing moving around in here now. 198 00:14:35,260 --> 00:14:38,260 But that was a, I mean, something was rattling the bars. 199 00:14:38,260 --> 00:14:40,260 Obviously, this was the central penitentiary. 200 00:14:40,260 --> 00:14:42,260 This was really the hub of activity on the island. 201 00:14:42,260 --> 00:14:44,260 Let's do an UDP session. 202 00:14:44,260 --> 00:14:47,260 If there's any sort of paranormal activity, this is certainly a great candidate spot. 203 00:14:51,260 --> 00:14:53,260 We also have a low frequency detector. 204 00:14:53,260 --> 00:14:55,260 This just gives us a visual readout. 205 00:14:55,260 --> 00:14:59,260 Shows us if we are actually picking up any low frequency sounds that are below our hearing level. 206 00:14:59,260 --> 00:15:01,260 Okay, here we go, guys. 207 00:15:02,260 --> 00:15:04,260 Is there anybody in this prison? 208 00:15:07,260 --> 00:15:09,260 We heard some strange noises earlier. 209 00:15:09,260 --> 00:15:13,260 Is it possible for you to duplicate those noises if that was you? 210 00:15:17,260 --> 00:15:19,260 Are we welcome here? 211 00:15:22,260 --> 00:15:24,260 Did you die in this prison? 212 00:15:24,260 --> 00:15:26,260 Oh, a couple lights, a couple lights on here. See it? 213 00:15:26,260 --> 00:15:27,260 Yeah, yeah. 214 00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:29,260 Are you trying to communicate? 215 00:15:32,260 --> 00:15:34,260 Let's leave the recorder running. 216 00:15:34,260 --> 00:15:36,260 Check the rest of the cells, see if we can figure out what made that noise. 217 00:15:36,260 --> 00:15:38,260 Come back and collect it in a bit. 218 00:15:39,260 --> 00:15:41,260 Base camp to Josh, base camp to Josh. 219 00:15:41,260 --> 00:15:43,260 Go for Josh, Tony, what's up? 220 00:15:43,260 --> 00:15:45,260 I just saw something weird on IR3. 221 00:15:45,260 --> 00:15:49,260 I don't know what it was, it was like an ore in the abandoned church, and it just kind of passed by the lens. 222 00:15:49,260 --> 00:15:51,260 Did you just see this thing now, Tony? 223 00:15:51,260 --> 00:15:57,260 Yes, it looked like a perfect sphere of light, and it just kind of bounced its way up the screen. 224 00:15:57,260 --> 00:15:59,260 We're actually not that far from there. 225 00:15:59,260 --> 00:16:02,260 The church is only a couple buildings over from where we are, but check it out for a minute. 226 00:16:02,260 --> 00:16:04,260 Stand by. Let's go, guys. 227 00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:12,260 I can't hear that. 228 00:16:12,260 --> 00:16:14,260 I hope there's something somewhere talking. 229 00:16:14,260 --> 00:16:16,260 There's something to keep from there. 230 00:16:17,260 --> 00:16:19,260 Hello? 231 00:16:20,260 --> 00:16:23,260 You want to go up in there and see if we see anything? 232 00:16:23,260 --> 00:16:25,260 Yeah. 233 00:16:25,260 --> 00:16:30,260 Rex, this is one of the old barracks where some of the guards who tortured prisoners used to live. 234 00:16:30,260 --> 00:16:32,260 Oh, it is so creepy in here. 235 00:16:33,260 --> 00:16:35,260 All this whole place is grown over. 236 00:16:35,260 --> 00:16:37,260 Looks like it's a little bit of a mess. 237 00:16:37,260 --> 00:16:39,260 This is grown over. 238 00:16:39,260 --> 00:16:42,260 Looks like one big plant is taken over this building. 239 00:16:42,260 --> 00:16:46,260 This whole place feels like a kinetic right now. 240 00:16:48,260 --> 00:16:50,260 Looks like it opens up back here. 241 00:16:56,260 --> 00:16:57,260 What was that? 242 00:16:57,260 --> 00:17:00,260 I don't know. Something just ran right across the floor. 243 00:17:00,260 --> 00:17:02,260 Ah. 244 00:17:06,260 --> 00:17:08,260 What the hell was that? 245 00:17:08,260 --> 00:17:10,260 What's that? 246 00:17:10,260 --> 00:17:13,260 Could be an animal or something, but it's worth checking out. 247 00:17:17,260 --> 00:17:19,260 All right, guys. Here it is. It's the old church. 248 00:17:19,260 --> 00:17:22,260 Look at that. The old cross still standing on the door. 249 00:17:23,260 --> 00:17:25,260 Josh for Tony. We're inside the old church. 250 00:17:25,260 --> 00:17:27,260 Direct me around where exactly you see it. 251 00:17:27,260 --> 00:17:29,260 Come towards the camera. 252 00:17:29,260 --> 00:17:31,260 Now go to your left. 253 00:17:33,260 --> 00:17:34,260 Stop. 254 00:17:34,260 --> 00:17:39,260 What I saw went from the ground and danced its way all the way up the screen. 255 00:17:39,260 --> 00:17:42,260 I don't know what would have caused that. 256 00:17:42,260 --> 00:17:45,260 I mean, it's obviously raining and rain and IR don't really play very well together. 257 00:17:45,260 --> 00:17:47,260 It doesn't look like there's anything here that's producing. 258 00:17:47,260 --> 00:17:49,260 All right, well, let's keep looking around. 259 00:17:53,260 --> 00:17:55,260 I don't see anything. 260 00:17:55,260 --> 00:17:58,260 I mean, I guess we can't discount the possibility that it could have just been an insect or something. 261 00:17:58,260 --> 00:18:00,260 Reflecting the IR light. That does happen. 262 00:18:00,260 --> 00:18:03,260 Tony, we've looked around pretty thoroughly. 263 00:18:03,260 --> 00:18:05,260 We can't quite figure out exactly what could have caused it. 264 00:18:05,260 --> 00:18:08,260 We'll have to review the tape and we get back and see if we can make a call on it then. 265 00:18:08,260 --> 00:18:09,260 Copy that. 266 00:18:09,260 --> 00:18:12,260 It's written in some things it could have been, but I think we should move on. 267 00:18:12,260 --> 00:18:14,260 Yeah. 268 00:18:25,260 --> 00:18:27,260 Do you hear something? 269 00:18:27,260 --> 00:18:29,260 Right there, right there. 270 00:18:34,260 --> 00:18:36,260 Was it just a shadow off this? 271 00:18:36,260 --> 00:18:39,260 No, it looked like somebody ducked in here. 272 00:18:39,260 --> 00:18:40,260 Hello? 273 00:18:47,260 --> 00:18:49,260 Is anybody in here? 274 00:18:50,260 --> 00:18:52,260 What's in that back one? Anything? 275 00:18:52,260 --> 00:18:54,260 There's something in there. 276 00:18:54,260 --> 00:18:55,260 No way. What do you mean? 277 00:18:55,260 --> 00:18:56,260 What the hell is that? 278 00:18:56,260 --> 00:18:58,260 Like an animal? 279 00:18:58,260 --> 00:18:59,260 Yeah. 280 00:18:59,260 --> 00:19:00,260 What? 281 00:19:00,260 --> 00:19:01,260 What? 282 00:19:01,260 --> 00:19:02,260 What? 283 00:19:02,260 --> 00:19:03,260 What is it? 284 00:19:03,260 --> 00:19:04,260 Something's in there. 285 00:19:06,260 --> 00:19:07,260 It's a frog. 286 00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:09,260 Mr. Toad's wild ride. 287 00:19:09,260 --> 00:19:10,260 Damn it! 288 00:19:16,260 --> 00:19:17,260 Guys, look at this! 289 00:19:17,260 --> 00:19:18,260 What is it? 290 00:19:18,260 --> 00:19:19,260 Found the old cemetery. 291 00:19:19,260 --> 00:19:20,260 Look at that. 292 00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:23,260 Okay, let's check it out. 293 00:19:23,260 --> 00:19:25,260 See, you think these are all prisoners? 294 00:19:25,260 --> 00:19:27,260 Well, they're prisoners or guards, yeah? 295 00:19:27,260 --> 00:19:30,260 The stones just say in memoria, no names or anything. 296 00:19:30,260 --> 00:19:32,260 Maybe numbers? 297 00:19:32,260 --> 00:19:35,260 No numbers even, just crosses. 298 00:19:36,260 --> 00:19:39,260 This place is certainly spooky, I'll tell you that. 299 00:19:39,260 --> 00:19:41,260 Oh, right there! Right there! 300 00:19:45,260 --> 00:19:47,260 There are crosses turned over everywhere. 301 00:19:47,260 --> 00:19:50,260 This place is certainly spooky, I'll tell you that. 302 00:19:50,260 --> 00:19:52,260 Oh, right there! Right there! 303 00:19:52,260 --> 00:19:54,260 Right there, in between those trees. Do you see that? 304 00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:55,260 I didn't see anything. 305 00:19:55,260 --> 00:19:57,260 I just saw, out of the corner of my eye, 306 00:19:57,260 --> 00:19:58,260 I just saw like a black mass. 307 00:19:58,260 --> 00:20:00,260 Let's get down inside this can if you see if we can follow it. 308 00:20:00,260 --> 00:20:02,260 I'm certain I saw something, I just don't know what it was. 309 00:20:06,260 --> 00:20:09,260 Where it was came right down in here. 310 00:20:13,260 --> 00:20:15,260 I don't see it. 311 00:20:15,260 --> 00:20:16,260 I don't know, we've been... 312 00:20:16,260 --> 00:20:17,260 I thought I don't see anything. 313 00:20:17,260 --> 00:20:18,260 Well, we've been following it for a while, 314 00:20:18,260 --> 00:20:20,260 we're following what we thought was the path. 315 00:20:20,260 --> 00:20:22,260 These jungles are dangerous and I'm chasing a shadow through them, 316 00:20:22,260 --> 00:20:25,260 so let's get back out of that main trail, I think this is a dead end. 317 00:20:26,260 --> 00:20:28,260 With the sun approaching the horizon, 318 00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:30,260 our night in Koi Bo was coming to a close. 319 00:20:30,260 --> 00:20:33,260 We packed up our soggy gear and made the long journey 320 00:20:33,260 --> 00:20:35,260 by boat, car and plane, 321 00:20:35,260 --> 00:20:38,260 all the way back to California to analyze our findings. 322 00:20:38,260 --> 00:20:41,260 After sifting through hours of video and audio evidence, 323 00:20:41,260 --> 00:20:44,260 we sat down with esteemed international ghost hunters, 324 00:20:44,260 --> 00:20:46,260 Barry Fitzgerald and Chris Williams, 325 00:20:46,260 --> 00:20:48,260 to get their take on the results. 326 00:20:48,260 --> 00:20:50,260 First, we examined the mysterious object 327 00:20:50,260 --> 00:20:52,260 that Tony spotted on our IR camera. 328 00:20:54,260 --> 00:20:57,260 I don't know what it was, it was like an orb in the abandoned church, 329 00:20:57,260 --> 00:20:59,260 and it just kind of passed by the lens. 330 00:20:59,260 --> 00:21:00,260 What do you think of that? 331 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:03,260 You know, we've seen stuff like this before. 332 00:21:03,260 --> 00:21:07,260 Sometimes we had like spiders and spider webs attached to the cameras, 333 00:21:07,260 --> 00:21:10,260 and they will give off an orb look like that. 334 00:21:10,260 --> 00:21:13,260 It looks like it's sort of actually attached down here at the bottom. 335 00:21:13,260 --> 00:21:17,260 It seems to be some type of thread tethering up to the camera. 336 00:21:17,260 --> 00:21:19,260 I think we're on the same page on that one. 337 00:21:19,260 --> 00:21:20,260 Yeah. 338 00:21:20,260 --> 00:21:21,260 So let's move on. 339 00:21:21,260 --> 00:21:24,260 Are EVPs however, proved more difficult to dismiss? 340 00:21:24,260 --> 00:21:26,260 If you die in this prison... 341 00:21:29,260 --> 00:21:30,260 What do you hear there? 342 00:21:30,260 --> 00:21:34,260 I hear a Spanish response, and it sounds like sea. 343 00:21:34,260 --> 00:21:35,260 Yes. 344 00:21:35,260 --> 00:21:37,260 If you die in this prison... 345 00:21:39,260 --> 00:21:43,260 What we're hearing the sea makes sense to the question being asked. 346 00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:44,260 Do you find this compelling? 347 00:21:44,260 --> 00:21:45,260 I do, yes. 348 00:21:45,260 --> 00:21:47,260 I think it's absolutely fantastic. 349 00:21:47,260 --> 00:21:48,260 It's very, very clear. 350 00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:50,260 I think it's a wonderful piece of evidence. 351 00:21:50,260 --> 00:21:55,260 But in the end, it was our personal experiences in the main cell block that spoke the loudest. 352 00:21:58,260 --> 00:21:59,260 What was that? 353 00:21:59,260 --> 00:22:00,260 What the hell was that? 354 00:22:00,260 --> 00:22:01,260 Quiet, be quiet. 355 00:22:02,260 --> 00:22:04,260 I got nothing on the thermal, just jungle and jail cells. 356 00:22:04,260 --> 00:22:06,260 Let's check these cells one more time. 357 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:10,260 Whoa, whoa, whoa! Listen, listen, listen. 358 00:22:10,260 --> 00:22:11,260 You look pretty freaked out there. 359 00:22:11,260 --> 00:22:13,260 I was freaked out. 360 00:22:13,260 --> 00:22:19,260 For me, it was like, so many things happen all at once was really unnerving. 361 00:22:19,260 --> 00:22:20,260 What do you make of that? 362 00:22:20,260 --> 00:22:21,260 You've got a remarkable catch there. 363 00:22:21,260 --> 00:22:24,260 Whatever it was seemed to be in that area with you is at the time. 364 00:22:24,260 --> 00:22:28,260 You've got the voices, you've got the footsteps, you have the noises along the bars. 365 00:22:28,260 --> 00:22:32,260 I think the prison itself has turned out to be a remarkable case. 366 00:22:32,260 --> 00:22:37,260 There is a good piece of evidence coming forward there to suggest there is paranormal activity happening. 367 00:22:38,260 --> 00:22:44,260 The glittering modern skyscrapers of Panama City seem to have overrun the simplicity of the natural world. 368 00:22:44,260 --> 00:22:54,260 Beyond the ocean breakers in remote Pacific waters, nature is fighting back, devouring the remains of one of humanity's darkest destinations. 369 00:22:54,260 --> 00:23:01,260 And while our own incarceration in this rusting penitentiary was thankfully temporary, our evidence revealed a disturbing truth. 370 00:23:01,260 --> 00:23:02,260 If you die in this prison. 371 00:23:02,260 --> 00:23:11,260 Coypa Prison may be out of business, but its inmates seem to be serving an afterlife sentence. 372 00:23:11,260 --> 00:23:12,260 Whoa! 373 00:23:12,260 --> 00:23:13,260 Please help me! 374 00:23:15,260 --> 00:23:18,260 I'm often asked what my favorite country in the world is to visit. 375 00:23:18,260 --> 00:23:21,260 While it's difficult to pick just one, Argentina is right near the top. 376 00:23:21,260 --> 00:23:22,260 What's not to like? 377 00:23:22,260 --> 00:23:25,260 Amazing food, beautiful women, and breathtaking scenery. 378 00:23:25,260 --> 00:23:33,260 So I was intrigued when a news report from Buenos Aires stated that an unknown creature has been spotted multiple times across the Argentine countryside. 379 00:23:33,260 --> 00:23:41,260 Dubbed the Ucumar, scores of witnesses have reported that this large beast has been feeding on helpless livestock in the remote northern provinces. 380 00:23:41,260 --> 00:23:51,260 In need of supplies, I headed to BassProShops.com where we snagged outdoor clothing, powerful flashlights, and a high-performance game-caller which I would use to attempt to lure the Ucumar out of hiding. 381 00:23:51,260 --> 00:23:56,260 We reviewed dozens of eyewitness sightings of the creature to create this 3D animation. 382 00:23:56,260 --> 00:24:03,260 It is believed that the Ucumar lives deep in the foothills of the Andes and leaves the safety of the highlands for nocturnal predation. 383 00:24:03,260 --> 00:24:09,260 Heavy, multi-colored fur keeps the animal warm in high elevations and, most importantly, safely camouflage. 384 00:24:09,260 --> 00:24:15,260 Sightings last just moments, but witnesses report that the creature's razor-sharp claws are shaped like curved daggers. 385 00:24:15,260 --> 00:24:23,260 The Ucumar is said to be incredibly strong, and many encounters note that the animal stands hunched on thick, stocky legs before lunging toward its prey. 386 00:24:23,260 --> 00:24:34,260 An opportunity to investigate an ominous beast in my favorite corner of the world was too enticing to pass up, so I assembled my team and we packed up our gear for a South American adventure. 387 00:24:34,260 --> 00:24:43,260 From Los Angeles, we headed due south, racking up an impressive 6,100 frequent flier miles on our trip to Buenos Aires. 388 00:24:44,260 --> 00:24:48,260 Upon arrival, I was immediately reminded why I loved this place. 389 00:24:48,260 --> 00:24:54,260 We got a wine rack and baggage claim. Pretty much got it all figured out here in Argentina. 390 00:24:57,260 --> 00:25:01,260 After a short subway ride, we hopped out in the heart of downtown. 391 00:25:01,260 --> 00:25:08,260 Referred to as the Paris of South America, this stately old city has no lack of beautiful architecture and eye-popping sights. 392 00:25:08,260 --> 00:25:13,260 Back in the States, though, it is perhaps best known as the home of Eva Perone and the musical Evita. 393 00:25:13,260 --> 00:25:14,260 Don't cry! 394 00:25:14,260 --> 00:25:17,260 Whoa, whoa, whoa. You know we can't afford the rights of that. Come on. 395 00:25:17,260 --> 00:25:19,260 You're right. Sorry, I was just in the moment. 396 00:25:19,260 --> 00:25:22,260 No, no, I know. It sounds good. It sounded really good. 397 00:25:23,260 --> 00:25:30,260 As we made our way through the city center to conduct our first interview, we stopped when we heard the sound of music synonymous with Argentina. 398 00:25:38,260 --> 00:25:42,260 Let him lead, rider. Boy, she's not very good at following, is she? 399 00:25:47,260 --> 00:25:51,260 And Kyle decided to show off his interpretation of tango. 400 00:25:55,260 --> 00:25:57,260 I wish you had those moves behind the camera. 401 00:25:57,260 --> 00:25:58,260 I know, right? 402 00:26:00,260 --> 00:26:02,260 And even I got out on the dance floor. 403 00:26:09,260 --> 00:26:16,260 After completing our obligatory tango, we sashayed across town to the location of our first interview, the Museo de Argentino. 404 00:26:16,260 --> 00:26:18,260 Tony, get out of the exhibit. 405 00:26:18,260 --> 00:26:19,260 Stop embarrassing us, Tony. 406 00:26:19,260 --> 00:26:21,260 I think I found something. 407 00:26:21,260 --> 00:26:25,260 I arranged a meeting with David Flores, the museum's director of biological science. 408 00:26:25,260 --> 00:26:31,260 As an expert in Argentina's diverse wildlife, perhaps he could shed some light on the Ucomar mystery. 409 00:26:31,260 --> 00:26:32,260 What is the Ucomar? 410 00:26:32,260 --> 00:26:40,260 It's an animal like a person, very strong, that attack at night in small towns. 411 00:26:40,260 --> 00:26:43,260 Where do most Ucomar reports come from? 412 00:26:43,260 --> 00:26:48,260 Most come from the northwest region, principally in Santa Provinces. 413 00:26:48,260 --> 00:26:51,260 So if I'm looking for a new Ucomar, I should go to Salta? 414 00:26:51,260 --> 00:26:52,260 Yes. 415 00:26:52,260 --> 00:26:59,260 We followed the advice of Mr. Flores and boarded a plane that flew us 800 miles northwest to the rural city of Salta. 416 00:26:59,260 --> 00:27:05,260 From there, we drive 100 miles south to the village of Rosario de la Frontera, the epicenter for recent Ucomar sightings. 417 00:27:05,260 --> 00:27:09,260 Thankfully, Ryder called ahead and reserved a ride for the long haul. 418 00:27:09,260 --> 00:27:12,260 Ryder, I specifically said I wanted something comfortable. 419 00:27:12,260 --> 00:27:14,260 What's more comfortable than this? 420 00:27:14,260 --> 00:27:16,260 It's the Nazi truck for Raiders. 421 00:27:16,260 --> 00:27:18,260 It goes with your hat. 422 00:27:19,260 --> 00:27:21,260 It is pretty awesome. Everybody get in. 423 00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:33,260 It only took four seasons, but I finally figured out how to drive these crazy cars. 424 00:27:33,260 --> 00:27:35,260 Here we go, gang! 425 00:27:38,260 --> 00:27:43,260 The journey from Salta to Rosario de la Frontera was going to be a long ride through a desolate landscape. 426 00:27:43,260 --> 00:27:50,260 But after several hours on bumpy roads, we finally arrived in this tumble-down town originally built in 1766. 427 00:27:50,260 --> 00:27:57,260 Though it has perhaps seen better days, Rosario sits amidst stunning mountain scenery surrounded by gauchos and cattle ranches. 428 00:27:57,260 --> 00:28:05,260 Of particular interest to us was a place called the Ucomar Ranch, which is named after our creature and near the location of several recent sightings. 429 00:28:05,260 --> 00:28:10,260 Little did we know, we'd be barging in on a traditional Argentine barbecue known locally as an asado. 430 00:28:16,260 --> 00:28:19,260 Here's the thing. We're never leaving this ranch. 431 00:28:20,260 --> 00:28:26,260 The ranch was so intertwined with the Ucomar that even their brand was a replica of the creature's footprint. 432 00:28:27,260 --> 00:28:31,260 Genuine Ucomar footprint. Tony, can you come over here and drop your pants for a minute? 433 00:28:31,260 --> 00:28:35,260 You're a new member of the team. This is how it works. Welcome to the team, buddy. 434 00:28:35,260 --> 00:28:41,260 After marking Tony, I sat down with these ranchers who shared stories of their encounters with the Ucomar. 435 00:28:41,260 --> 00:28:44,260 And how many people have seen the Ucomar here in Rosario? 436 00:28:44,260 --> 00:28:46,260 Thirty-six testimonials. 437 00:28:46,260 --> 00:28:48,260 Thirty-six testimonials. 438 00:28:48,260 --> 00:28:53,260 Three months. I've been following him for three months. 439 00:28:53,260 --> 00:28:59,260 He saw him killing two dogs with his claws, so he really feared for his life. 440 00:28:59,260 --> 00:29:01,260 And what does the Ucomar sound like, brother? 441 00:29:01,260 --> 00:29:02,260 Como suena. 442 00:29:05,260 --> 00:29:10,260 The howl in the middle of the night is so scary that it just makes your hair stand up. 443 00:29:10,260 --> 00:29:16,260 One of the farmers shot the Ucomar many months ago and Pepe and his son dug him out. 444 00:29:16,260 --> 00:29:18,260 And you don't think this could be another animal? 445 00:29:18,260 --> 00:29:21,260 Not any known animals from around here. 446 00:29:21,260 --> 00:29:24,260 The ranchers were unwilling to part with the skeletal sample, 447 00:29:24,260 --> 00:29:28,260 but I thoroughly documented the evidence for further analysis back in Los Angeles. 448 00:29:28,260 --> 00:29:31,260 Most of the encounters are really violent. 449 00:29:31,260 --> 00:29:35,260 The last time he saw him was at the local dumpster. 450 00:29:36,260 --> 00:29:40,260 With this news of a sighting that occurred just days ago at the local garbage dump, 451 00:29:40,260 --> 00:29:45,260 we hopped back in our truck in pursuit of a hot lead at this most unpleasant of places. 452 00:29:45,260 --> 00:29:48,260 I feel like I'm in District 9 right now. It's beautiful here, isn't it? 453 00:29:48,260 --> 00:29:53,260 We tracked down the manager of the site who claimed to have seen the creature just days earlier. 454 00:29:53,260 --> 00:29:54,260 Tell me exactly what you saw. 455 00:29:54,260 --> 00:30:01,260 It was a dark night and he heard all the dogs going crazy right by the fence. 456 00:30:01,260 --> 00:30:07,260 And these creatures, he sees this creature like huge, big, very animal sort of that he had never seen before. 457 00:30:07,260 --> 00:30:09,260 So where do you think the animal lives? 458 00:30:09,260 --> 00:30:11,260 In that mountain. 459 00:30:11,260 --> 00:30:15,260 He thinks it lives in the mountain and then it comes down at night to eat. 460 00:30:16,260 --> 00:30:21,260 It was clear that if we wanted to find this creature, we would have to travel into its territory. 461 00:30:21,260 --> 00:30:25,260 And so we arranged for an aerial recon above these remote mountain ranges. 462 00:30:25,260 --> 00:30:27,260 Hola. 463 00:30:27,260 --> 00:30:28,260 Che gusto. 464 00:30:28,260 --> 00:30:29,260 Habla inglés? 465 00:30:29,260 --> 00:30:30,260 Negativo. 466 00:30:30,260 --> 00:30:31,260 Can you fly a plane? 467 00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:32,260 Yes. 468 00:30:32,260 --> 00:30:34,260 Okay, that's all that matters. 469 00:30:34,260 --> 00:30:36,260 A little tight. 470 00:30:36,260 --> 00:30:38,260 A little tight in these tiny sesnes. 471 00:30:39,260 --> 00:30:50,260 While Ali, Gabe and I searched from above, I dispatched Kyle and Rex on motorcycles to see if they could source a suitable road in. 472 00:30:50,260 --> 00:30:51,260 Josh, the Rex, come in. 473 00:30:51,260 --> 00:30:52,260 Go ahead, Josh. 474 00:30:52,260 --> 00:30:56,260 From my vantage point, these roads don't go too far. They pretty much die out. 475 00:30:56,260 --> 00:31:00,260 See if you can find some trails, some creek beds, anything that can get us to a base camp. 476 00:31:00,260 --> 00:31:01,260 We'll do it, Josh. 477 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:03,260 We're now at the bottom of the mountains. 478 00:31:03,260 --> 00:31:05,260 A lot of forest and water. 479 00:31:05,260 --> 00:31:07,260 We're now at the bottom of the mountains. 480 00:31:07,260 --> 00:31:09,260 A lot of forested area up here. 481 00:31:09,260 --> 00:31:13,260 If something unknown is living up here, it's probably going to be in these forests. 482 00:31:13,260 --> 00:31:16,260 I don't see any human presence down there at all. 483 00:31:22,260 --> 00:31:24,260 It's getting pretty rocky and steep up there. 484 00:31:24,260 --> 00:31:26,260 We're having trouble on these motorcycles. 485 00:31:26,260 --> 00:31:28,260 Imagine a whole team with gear. 486 00:31:28,260 --> 00:31:29,260 Exactly. 487 00:31:30,260 --> 00:31:33,260 With the Andean foothills unreachable by truck or motorcycle, 488 00:31:33,260 --> 00:31:38,260 we had to find an alternative method of transportation to haul us and our gear into the mountains. 489 00:31:38,260 --> 00:31:43,260 We returned to our friends at the Ukumar Ranch who were kind enough to loan us their horses. 490 00:31:48,260 --> 00:31:50,260 Let's get a little thick in here. 491 00:31:50,260 --> 00:31:53,260 Let's try to find a field or someplace flat we can set up base camp. 492 00:31:53,260 --> 00:31:55,260 We'll strike out on foot after it gets dark. 493 00:31:59,260 --> 00:32:01,260 This place looks good. 494 00:32:01,260 --> 00:32:03,260 Yeah. Nice flat pasture here. 495 00:32:03,260 --> 00:32:05,260 Let's get all the gear off loaded. 496 00:32:05,260 --> 00:32:07,260 Start getting everything set up. 497 00:32:09,260 --> 00:32:13,260 Upon reaching the clearing, we sprang into action, establishing our base camp for the night ahead. 498 00:32:17,260 --> 00:32:20,260 First, we placed four infrared cameras around the outer edges of our camp. 499 00:32:20,260 --> 00:32:24,260 We also installed three motion-activated sensors in a triangular formation. 500 00:32:24,260 --> 00:32:28,260 This would create a virtual fence that would allow us to move around the area. 501 00:32:28,260 --> 00:32:33,260 This would create a virtual fence around the camp, alerting us instantly if anything reached the perimeter. 502 00:32:33,260 --> 00:32:37,260 Tony would remain at camp and alert us to any unusual activity. 503 00:32:37,260 --> 00:32:39,260 We obviously have our work cut out for us tonight. 504 00:32:39,260 --> 00:32:42,260 I'm going to lead a team with Ryder and Gabe and Ali. 505 00:32:42,260 --> 00:32:44,260 We're actually going to set out on horseback. 506 00:32:44,260 --> 00:32:46,260 I think we'll be able to cover more ground that way. We can get deeper into the mountains. 507 00:32:46,260 --> 00:32:49,260 Chris, why don't you and Rex head out with Kyle, 508 00:32:49,260 --> 00:32:52,260 radiate out on foot around base camp, see what you can find in this area. 509 00:32:52,260 --> 00:32:54,260 All right, guys, let's do it. Come on. 510 00:32:58,260 --> 00:33:04,260 You know, they say the Ukemar is the killer of horses, so we're kind of riding on top of our own bait tonight. 511 00:33:07,260 --> 00:33:09,260 There's something over to the left. 512 00:33:10,260 --> 00:33:12,260 Looks like this is going to be down from the mountains. 513 00:33:12,260 --> 00:33:14,260 We've got a water source here. 514 00:33:14,260 --> 00:33:18,260 All right, let's follow this up right alongside it, see where it takes us. 515 00:33:18,260 --> 00:33:22,260 This is going to bring us deeper into the mountains, and there's any unknown animals living up here. 516 00:33:22,260 --> 00:33:24,260 They're going to be living along this water source. 517 00:33:29,260 --> 00:33:35,260 According to all the reports, though, I mean, this thing is almost seven feet tall. 518 00:33:35,260 --> 00:33:37,260 It can move quickly. 519 00:33:37,260 --> 00:33:42,260 It's got plenty of food. There's definitely cattle that probably graze through these mountains. 520 00:33:45,260 --> 00:33:47,260 Hold on, hold on, hold on. 521 00:33:48,260 --> 00:33:51,260 I just heard something. It's over there. 522 00:33:59,260 --> 00:34:01,260 It sounded like it was going from there. 523 00:34:01,260 --> 00:34:03,260 It sounded like rock sliding. 524 00:34:03,260 --> 00:34:06,260 Let's see if we can get a little closer to this thing. 525 00:34:08,260 --> 00:34:10,260 Is that trying to walk in quicksand? 526 00:34:10,260 --> 00:34:12,260 Yeah, there was something definitely moving up here. 527 00:34:12,260 --> 00:34:16,260 I'm sure by this point, if there's anything skittish, it's not here anymore. 528 00:34:18,260 --> 00:34:19,260 Whoa. 529 00:34:20,260 --> 00:34:25,260 Yeah, I almost don't want to move because I'm kind of in a predicament here. 530 00:34:25,260 --> 00:34:27,260 All right, easy, Rex. Easy. 531 00:34:29,260 --> 00:34:32,260 Rex! Rex! 532 00:34:38,260 --> 00:34:39,260 Whoa. 533 00:34:40,260 --> 00:34:45,260 Yeah, I almost don't want to move because I'm kind of in a predicament here. 534 00:34:45,260 --> 00:34:47,260 All right, easy, Rex. Easy. 535 00:34:51,260 --> 00:34:53,260 Rex! Rex! 536 00:34:53,260 --> 00:34:54,260 Rex! 537 00:34:54,260 --> 00:34:55,260 Yeah? 538 00:34:55,260 --> 00:34:56,260 You okay? 539 00:34:56,260 --> 00:35:00,260 I'm all right. Just a little cut up from this f***ing rock. 540 00:35:00,260 --> 00:35:03,260 All right, we're going to make our way slowly down to you, okay? 541 00:35:06,260 --> 00:35:08,260 I think I'm okay. I got a few cuts. 542 00:35:08,260 --> 00:35:10,260 Let's see if we can bring whatever that was to us. 543 00:35:10,260 --> 00:35:14,260 We'll break out the bass pro animal collar and see if we get any responses. 544 00:35:14,260 --> 00:35:15,260 Sounds good. 545 00:35:18,260 --> 00:35:20,260 So we should get some good food. 546 00:35:21,260 --> 00:35:26,260 So we should get some good mating and distress sounds of animals on this. 547 00:35:26,260 --> 00:35:32,260 This animal is opportunistic, so if this thing would come calling, if it hears this, 548 00:35:32,260 --> 00:35:36,260 let's back out of here a little bit, give it some room, see what comes calling. 549 00:35:41,260 --> 00:35:43,260 As investigations go, Ryder, this is pretty remote. 550 00:35:43,260 --> 00:35:47,260 We couldn't have made it up this far without the horses. 551 00:35:47,260 --> 00:35:51,260 Yeah, it's getting more and more narrow, more and more overgrown as we follow that water. 552 00:35:51,260 --> 00:35:56,260 Yeah, paths definitely narrowing, getting steeper too. 553 00:35:57,260 --> 00:36:03,260 Looking around for any droppings, any signs that animals living here. 554 00:36:04,260 --> 00:36:06,260 Whoa, what was that? 555 00:36:07,260 --> 00:36:08,260 What was that? 556 00:36:08,260 --> 00:36:10,260 Shh, shh, shh, quiet. Everybody quiet. 557 00:36:13,260 --> 00:36:14,260 The f*** is that? 558 00:36:14,260 --> 00:36:16,260 It sounds like somebody's screaming. 559 00:36:17,260 --> 00:36:19,260 Thermal doesn't see anything, just trees. 560 00:36:19,260 --> 00:36:21,260 But it sounded close. 561 00:36:21,260 --> 00:36:22,260 Really? 562 00:36:22,260 --> 00:36:25,260 Let's stick to this trail, keep our ears peeled up on this ridge. 563 00:36:36,260 --> 00:36:37,260 Whoa! 564 00:36:38,260 --> 00:36:39,260 Whoa! 565 00:36:40,260 --> 00:36:41,260 Oh, hey, come on. 566 00:36:41,260 --> 00:36:42,260 Come on. 567 00:36:43,260 --> 00:36:46,260 What's the matter, girl? What's the matter? 568 00:36:50,260 --> 00:36:51,260 Easy, easy. 569 00:36:51,260 --> 00:36:53,260 Oh, Josh, I'm getting back. 570 00:36:53,260 --> 00:36:55,260 She's backing me into the trees over here. 571 00:36:55,260 --> 00:36:57,260 Ryder, they're spooked, they don't want to continue. 572 00:36:57,260 --> 00:36:59,260 Let's just tie them off here, we'll go in on foot. 573 00:37:03,260 --> 00:37:05,260 Okay, it's okay. 574 00:37:07,260 --> 00:37:09,260 Okay, let's go on foot, come on. 575 00:37:09,260 --> 00:37:11,260 Man, I'm not looking forward to getting into that. 576 00:37:11,260 --> 00:37:16,260 The problem with this overgrowth is it's got thorns all in it. 577 00:37:16,260 --> 00:37:19,260 I mean, it's just going to tear us to shreds. 578 00:37:19,260 --> 00:37:22,260 Whatever travels through this has to have some pretty thick skin. 579 00:37:29,260 --> 00:37:32,260 Base camp tall team, we're going to be on the ground. 580 00:37:32,260 --> 00:37:34,260 We're going to be on the ground. 581 00:37:34,260 --> 00:37:36,260 We're going to be on the ground. 582 00:37:37,260 --> 00:37:39,260 Base camp tall teams, base camp tall teams. 583 00:37:39,260 --> 00:37:41,260 The perimeter alarm has been breached. 584 00:37:41,260 --> 00:37:43,260 Cover that 20, which zone? 585 00:37:43,260 --> 00:37:46,260 Zone 2, it's about 500 yards. 586 00:37:46,260 --> 00:37:48,260 West of base camp? 587 00:37:48,260 --> 00:37:50,260 Cover that 20, we're on our way. 588 00:37:59,260 --> 00:38:00,260 Okay, okay, here's the line. 589 00:38:00,260 --> 00:38:02,260 Chris, you take to the right, I'll take the left. 590 00:38:02,260 --> 00:38:05,260 Okay, Kyle, you can get anything on that astroscope. 591 00:38:05,260 --> 00:38:08,260 You might be able to see more with that than we can with these lights. 592 00:38:08,260 --> 00:38:11,260 I can see pretty deep back in there. 593 00:38:11,260 --> 00:38:13,260 Well, it's just thick, thick brush. 594 00:38:15,260 --> 00:38:17,260 Rex for Tony. 595 00:38:17,260 --> 00:38:22,260 We've reached perimeter 2 and we're searching the area. 596 00:38:22,260 --> 00:38:25,260 Haven't found anything yet, but we'll let you know. 597 00:38:25,260 --> 00:38:28,260 I think whatever set off the perimeter alarm is long gone now. 598 00:38:28,260 --> 00:38:33,260 But let's look for any scat, any prints, any evidence of what it might have been. 599 00:38:34,260 --> 00:38:36,260 Be very, very careful in here. 600 00:38:37,260 --> 00:38:39,260 Something definitely spooked those horses. 601 00:38:39,260 --> 00:38:43,260 They were doing just fine in this darkness and then they just got absolutely spooked. 602 00:38:45,260 --> 00:38:48,260 I can see some steep hills on the thermal imager. 603 00:38:51,260 --> 00:38:53,260 The train's getting much more rugged. 604 00:38:58,260 --> 00:39:01,260 This rock just goes up and up, look at this. 605 00:39:01,260 --> 00:39:03,260 That was massive. 606 00:39:03,260 --> 00:39:05,260 Oh, oh, cave, we got a cave. 607 00:39:06,260 --> 00:39:09,260 It's definitely a cave, we're just where they say the Yukimura lives. 608 00:39:09,260 --> 00:39:12,260 Let's take this really slowly. 609 00:39:17,260 --> 00:39:19,260 How far back does that cave go? 610 00:39:19,260 --> 00:39:23,260 It looks like it dead ends back there and this site just gets too narrow to continue. 611 00:39:23,260 --> 00:39:25,260 Copy, no sign of life, nothing else. 612 00:39:25,260 --> 00:39:27,260 No sign of anything back there, which is good news. 613 00:39:28,260 --> 00:39:30,260 It's a dead end, let's back out of here, come on. 614 00:39:30,260 --> 00:39:32,260 Okay, here we go. 615 00:39:32,260 --> 00:39:35,260 Oh, we got a footprint, right, we got a big footprint in here. 616 00:39:41,260 --> 00:39:43,260 It's a dead end, let's back out of here, come on. 617 00:39:44,260 --> 00:39:45,260 Okay, here we go. 618 00:39:45,260 --> 00:39:48,260 Oh, we got a footprint, right, we got a big footprint in here. 619 00:39:49,260 --> 00:39:51,260 Where, where, where? 620 00:39:51,260 --> 00:39:54,260 The size of this thing, it's bigger than the f***ing hand. 621 00:39:54,260 --> 00:39:56,260 What could leave something like that? 622 00:39:56,260 --> 00:39:57,260 Do you think it's a cat? 623 00:39:57,260 --> 00:40:00,260 It's too big to be a cat, it's way too big to be a cat. 624 00:40:00,260 --> 00:40:02,260 It's almost got pads on the end of it. 625 00:40:03,260 --> 00:40:05,260 Whatever this thing is, it was in here and then it left. 626 00:40:06,260 --> 00:40:09,260 Let's photograph this print, get out, see if we can track it outside. 627 00:40:15,260 --> 00:40:18,260 Whatever was in that cave was in there recently. 628 00:40:19,260 --> 00:40:23,260 We know it didn't come the way we came in, so it's the only other trail I see. 629 00:40:27,260 --> 00:40:29,260 Let's go this way. 630 00:40:30,260 --> 00:40:32,260 Whoa, whoa, what the hell was that? 631 00:40:33,260 --> 00:40:36,260 Back up, back up, back up, back up, back up. 632 00:40:37,260 --> 00:40:39,260 I think it's just sitting very still. 633 00:40:41,260 --> 00:40:44,260 If that's whatever left that print in the cave, it's going to be enormous. 634 00:40:46,260 --> 00:40:47,260 Let's try to get up there. 635 00:40:47,260 --> 00:40:49,260 Nice and slow. 636 00:40:50,260 --> 00:40:52,260 Oh, it's in the variable, it's in the variable, come here. 637 00:40:52,260 --> 00:40:54,260 Come here, come here, it's in the variable. 638 00:40:58,260 --> 00:41:00,260 I got nothing. 639 00:41:01,260 --> 00:41:03,260 I don't see anything. 640 00:41:04,260 --> 00:41:06,260 It's just brambles. 641 00:41:06,260 --> 00:41:08,260 Damn it. 642 00:41:08,260 --> 00:41:10,260 Let's just keep moving, we'll make our way back to the horses. 643 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:12,260 Maybe we get lucky and we see it again. 644 00:41:14,260 --> 00:41:19,260 We scoured the surrounding forests and found no additional signs of whatever startled us in the brush. 645 00:41:19,260 --> 00:41:26,260 We doubled back to the horses with our evidence in hand and rode down to camp in the pre-dawn hours to conclude our field investigation. 646 00:41:26,260 --> 00:41:28,260 Let's go home, come on. 647 00:41:28,260 --> 00:41:33,260 After jetting back to North America, we began to put the pieces of the Ukemar puzzle together. 648 00:41:33,260 --> 00:41:40,260 We analyzed our thermal evidence, but with a thick layer of brush between us and our suspect, we weren't able to make a definitive ID. 649 00:41:40,260 --> 00:41:46,260 We took our physical evidence to the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History and the expert eyes of Dr. Jim Dines. 650 00:41:46,260 --> 00:41:52,260 First, we showed him the photographs of the purported Ukemar bones that we were shown in Argentina. 651 00:41:52,260 --> 00:41:54,260 Let's talk about what you see here. 652 00:41:54,260 --> 00:41:59,260 What I'm seeing here are the partial remains of a mammal skull. 653 00:41:59,260 --> 00:42:03,260 And there are some teeth left in the jaw there, the upper jaw. 654 00:42:03,260 --> 00:42:06,260 Jim, as you look at this, I don't want you to be distracted by this delicious bread under here. 655 00:42:06,260 --> 00:42:07,260 It looks tasty. 656 00:42:07,260 --> 00:42:08,260 It really does, I know. 657 00:42:08,260 --> 00:42:10,260 So what do you think we're seeing here? 658 00:42:10,260 --> 00:42:13,260 I can tell you without doubt that this is a dog. 659 00:42:13,260 --> 00:42:14,260 Definitely a dog. 660 00:42:14,260 --> 00:42:15,260 Definitely a dog. 661 00:42:15,260 --> 00:42:16,260 This is not an Ukemar. 662 00:42:16,260 --> 00:42:21,260 With the bones proving to be a dead end, we turned to the footprints we discovered in the mountain cave. 663 00:42:21,260 --> 00:42:23,260 What do you think of this? What do you see here? 664 00:42:23,260 --> 00:42:26,260 What I'm looking at is a large footprint. 665 00:42:26,260 --> 00:42:29,260 It looks very human-like, but there are some key differences. 666 00:42:29,260 --> 00:42:33,260 It's a little bit wider than a human footprint would be. 667 00:42:33,260 --> 00:42:38,260 And actually, it looks to be the footprint from a bear. 668 00:42:38,260 --> 00:42:39,260 It's a bear. 669 00:42:39,260 --> 00:42:40,260 It's a bear. 670 00:42:40,260 --> 00:42:41,260 So that's sort of surprising, actually. 671 00:42:41,260 --> 00:42:46,260 Well, the fact that this is Northwestern Argentina is very interesting. 672 00:42:46,260 --> 00:42:50,260 The only bear that exists in South America is the spectacle bear. 673 00:42:50,260 --> 00:42:52,260 It's actually quite in danger. 674 00:42:52,260 --> 00:42:57,260 So having it discovered there, even by just a footprint, is really great news. 675 00:42:57,260 --> 00:43:04,260 With less than 3,000 of these animals left in the wild, the discovery of this footprint on Argentine soil is a major find. 676 00:43:04,260 --> 00:43:11,260 The bear is also a logical candidate for many Ukemar sightings with a similar body shape and same telltale claws. 677 00:43:11,260 --> 00:43:16,260 For my team and I, our long journey to Northern Argentina was a huge success. 678 00:43:16,260 --> 00:43:21,260 In the dusty streets of Rosario de la Frontera, we met many who believed in the elusive Ukemar. 679 00:43:21,260 --> 00:43:26,260 But within this inaccessible wilderness, we discovered something truly remarkable. 680 00:43:26,260 --> 00:43:27,260 Oh, look at this footprint! 681 00:43:27,260 --> 00:43:32,260 Evidence of a rare real-world predator and the truth behind a long-held legend.