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Wade: I'M JEREMY WADE,
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ANGLING EXPLORER AND BIOLOGIST.
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FISHING...
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AH!
IS MY PASSION.
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ONE OF THE MOST
EXTRAORDINARY CATCHES
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OF MY LIFE.
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TIME AND AGAIN,
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THIS PASSION HAS HELPED
ME SOLVE FRESHWATER MYSTERIES.
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SOME OF MY MOST
DANGEROUS INVESTIGATIONS
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HAVE UNFOLDED IN AUSTRALIA...
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WHERE MURKY RIVERS
HIDE BIZARRE
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AND DEADLY BEASTS
FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.
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THAT IS HUGE!
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BUT THIS TIME, I'M GOING
BEYOND THE RIVERS,
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VENTURING INTO THE OCEAN
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THAT LIES OFF THIS VAST
CONTINENT'S NORTHERN COAST.
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RIGHT BENEATH ME IS SOME
OF THE WILDEST COASTLINE
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ANYWHERE ON EARTH.
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IT'S IN THESE WATERS
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WHERE MORE PEOPLE
DIE FROM ANIMAL ATTACKS
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THAN ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.
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THIS PLACE IS KNOWN
AS THE DEADLIEST SEA
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ON THE PLANET,
AND I'M HERE TO FIND OUT WHY.
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IT'S NOT A MATTER
IF YOU COULD DIE.
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YOU WILL DIE.
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Man: WHOA!
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IF YOU THOUGHT
THE RIVERS WERE BAD,
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YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET.
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Man: OH!
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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OVER THE YEARS, I'VE COLLECTED
HUNDREDS OF REPORTS
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OF MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCES
AND ATTACKS
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FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
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BUT THERE'S ONE FILE
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THAT'S THICKER
THAN ALL THE OTHERS.
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ALL THE REPORTS COME
FROM THE SAME PLACE --
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THE SEAS
AROUND NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.
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TAKE THE CASE
SOME YEARS AGO
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OF FIVE ABORIGINAL ELDERS
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AND THE PILOTS
OF THE SMALL PLANE
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THEY WERE FLYING IN.
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THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ALONE
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IN THE WATER
IN SIGHT OF LAND
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AFTER THEIR PLANE
DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS
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AND WAS FORCED
TO DITCH IN THE SEA.
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ALL THAT WAS EVER FOUND
OF THEM WAS ONE SEVERED LEG.
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WHAT EXACTLY IS IN THESE WATERS
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THAT CAN TEAR APART
SIX FIT, CAPABLE MEN?
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I'M GOING TO TRY TO FIND OUT.
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I'M STARTING MY INVESTIGATION
IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
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IN THE SAME WATERS
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WHERE THE MEN WERE REPORTED
TO HAVE DISAPPEARED.
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THERE ARE PREDATORS HERE
THAT SIMPLY CAN'T BE IGNORED.
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BEACHES ALONG A STRETCH OF COAST
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HAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE YESTERDAY
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BECAUSE OF A SHARK ATTACK.
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AUSTRALIA HAS
THE HIGHEST NUMBER
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OF FATAL SHARK ATTACKS
IN THE WORLD.
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A FATHER OF TWO HAS DIED
AFTER BEING SAVAGED BY A SHARK.
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BUT OUT OF
THE 170 SHARK SPECIES
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KNOWN TO PATROL THESE WATERS,
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ONLY THREE HAVE THE RAP SHEET
FOR FATAL ATTACKS ON HUMANS.
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THE GREAT WHITE
DOESN'T VENTURE THIS FAR NORTH.
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AND EXPERIENCE TELLS ME
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THAT BULL SHARKS ARE MOSTLY
FOUND CLOSE TO THE COAST
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AND NEAR RIVER MOUTHS.
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SO I'M STARTING MY
INVESTIGATION
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WITH THE APEX PREDATOR IN THESE
WATERS -- THE TIGER SHARK.
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I'M JOINING SHARK BIOLOGIST
ADAM BARNETT.
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JEREMY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
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I KNOW THERE ARE DOCUMENTED
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ATTACKS ON HUMANS
BY TIGER SHARKS.
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SO WHAT TRIGGERS THESE ATTACKS?
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AND WOULD A GROUP OF MEN
IN THE WATER BE LIKELY TARGETS?
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I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ADAM
IS LEARNING FROM HIS RESEARCH.
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WE'RE NOT JUST
TAGGING THEM ANYMORE.
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BUT WE'RE ALSO TAKING THE BLOOD,
TAKING THE TISSUE SAMPLES.
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THE BLOOD AND THE TISSUE
WILL GIVE US AN IDEA
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OF WHAT
THEY'VE BEEN EATING.
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IF DIFFERENT SHARKS ARE
EATING DIFFERENT THINGS
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OR IT'S A VERY
GENERALIZED DIET,
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AND WHAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY
EXPECT FROM A TIGER SHARK.
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BY UNDERSTANDING
WHAT TIGER SHARKS ARE EATING,
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I WANT TO BUILD
A BIGGER PICTURE
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OF WHAT THEY SEE AS PREY
AND WHETHER THAT INCLUDES US.
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WELL, THE BAITS ARE OUT.
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AT THE MOMENT,
THEY LOOK UNTOUCHED.
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YOU'VE GOT
A RED BUOY
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AND ALSO THE SMALLER WHITE BUOY.
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WHAT WE'RE WAITING FOR IS
THE WHITE BUOY TO DISAPPEAR.
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BUT ALL QUIET AT THE MOMENT.
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THEN WE GET A SIGN
THAT WE'RE NOT ALONE.
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THAT'S DOING SOMETHING,
ISN'T IT?
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WHAT DO YOU RECKON?
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OH, YEP!
YEAH, THERE IT GOES.
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IT'S GOING UNDER.
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TIGER ON!
TIGER ON!
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AS WE APPROACH THE BUOY,
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I CAN SEE AN OMINOUS SHAPE
BENEATH THE SURFACE.
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THIS IS BIG.
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THIS IS TIGER SHARK,
AND THIS IS A BIG ONE.
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STILL GOT A BIT
OF KICK IN HER.
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THIS SHARK HAS A LOT
OF ENERGY LEFT.
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AND I STRUGGLE TO KEEP
CONTROL OF IT.
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IT'S 10-FOOT-PLUS.
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WE'RE TALKING 650,
700 POUNDS.
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THIS IS A BIG ANIMAL.
THIS IS WHAT'S IN THESE WATERS.
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LET'S TRY TO TURN IT OVER.
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WHAT WE'RE DOING
AT THE MOMENT IS
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ADAM'S TAKING
A BIT OF TISSUE.
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THAT INVOLVES
SOME RATHER DELICATE SURGERY
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WITH A VERY SHARP
SCALPEL.
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AND YOU'VE GOT AN ANIMAL
THAT COULD START THRASHING
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AT ANY MOMENT.
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SO ADAM'S TAKING
A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM IT NOW.
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FROM THESE SAMPLES, ADAM
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WILL GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT THE SHARK EATS.
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IT'S ROLLING.
IT'S ROLLING.
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THE SHARK IS WINDING ITSELF
AROUND THE LEADER WIRE,
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DRAGGING OUR SIDE
OF THE BOAT DOWN.
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THEN IT SINKS ITS TEETH
INTO OUR AIR-FILLED BOAT.
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[ AIR HISSES ]
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-THAT'S NOT HOLDING IT!
-IT'S GOT A HOLD -- [BLEEP]!
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WELL, THE SHARK
HAS PUNCTURED THE BOAT.
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IT'S ALSO WRAPPED
IN THE LEADER.
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WITH THE BOAT TAKING IN WATER,
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WE NEED TO UNWRAP THE SHARK
FROM THE LEADER AND FAST.
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IT'S GOT TO COME OVER.
THAT'S IT.
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OKAY, RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO ABANDON
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ANY ATTEMPT TO GET ANY
DATA FROM THIS.
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WE GOT THE BOAT
GOING DOWN.
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WE CUT THE LEADER
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AND RELEASE THE SHARK.
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WE HAVE A HOLE IN THE BOAT,
AND THE AIR HAS COME OUT
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AND WATER IS GOING IN.
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WE NEED TO GET BACK
TO THE MOTHER SHIP, WHICH IS
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BECOMING INCREASINGLY DISTANT.
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SO PRIORITY IS US GETTING
OUT OF HERE.
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WE LIMP BACK
TO HE MOTHER SHIP.
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I STILL CAN'T GET OVER
THE SIGHT
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OF SUCH A HUGE PREDATOR
SO CLOSE.
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NOW, MORE THAN EVER,
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I WONDER IF WE HUMANS
ARE ON THE SHARK'S MENU.
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DO TIGER SHARKS
HAVE PREFERENCES
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IN TERMS OF WHAT
THEY FEED ON THERE?
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I THINK, YOU KNOW,
THEY MIGHT HAVE EVOLVED
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TO HUNT CERTAIN THINGS.
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LIKE, TURTLES SEEM VERY,
VERY POPULAR IN THEIR DIET.
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IF YOU HAD A SCENARIO
OF A PERSON
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OR PEOPLE IN THE WATER,
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MIGHT THEY CONSIDER THAT
AS A FOOD ITEM?
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ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE, BUT IN MY
EXPERIENCE OF DIVING WITH 'EM,
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THEY'RE VERY SHY ANIMALS.
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WE'VE PUT BAIT IN THE WATER
TO ACTUALLY BRING 'EM IN,
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AND THEY'LL COME IN.
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AND THEN WE'LL GET IN THE WATER,
AND THEY'LL OFTEN LEAVE.
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AND THEIR HEADS ARE FULL
OF ALL THESE SENSORS.
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SO IF THEY GO
TO FEED ON SOMETHING,
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TO ATTACK IT,
THEY HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL
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THAT THEY DON'T GET
DAMAGED, AS WELL.
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SO HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE TIMES
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WHEN TIGER SHARKS
HAVE ATTACKED PEOPLE?
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I THINK THERE'S A CLUE
IN WHAT ADAM'S BLOOD SAMPLING
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IS TURNING UP.
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HE HAS SHOWN THAT HERE,
TURTLES ARE A BIG PART
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OF THE TIGER SHARK'S DIET.
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WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT ALMOST
ALL ATTACKS ON PEOPLE
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OCCUR 300 FEET
OR LESS FROM THE SHORE,
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WHERE SURFERS
ARE USUALLY FOUND,
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COULD IT BE THAT TIGER SHARKS
ARE MISTAKING THE OUTLINE
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OF A SURFBOARD
FOR THEIR FAVORITE FOOD?
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I NEED TO START
PIECING THINGS TOGETHER.
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WE'LL NEVER KNOW FOR SURE
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WHETHER TIGER SHARKS ATTACKED
THE PLANE CRASH VICTIMS.
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TIGERS ARE SOLITARY HUNTERS.
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SO A LONE SHARK MIGHT'VE
BITTEN ONE OF THESE MEN.
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BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S LIKELY
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THAT IT COULD'VE
TAKEN THEM ALL OUT.
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I GO BACK
TO THE CASE FILE FOR CLUES
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AND FIND A SHOCKING STORY
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WITH ECHOES OF THE CASE
OF THE MISSING MEN.
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IN THIS NEW MYSTERY, A MAN
WAS LOST IN THE OPEN OCEAN
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AND A SEVERED BODY PART
WAS THE ONLY EVIDENCE FOUND.
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BUT WHAT REALLY GETS
MY ATTENTION
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IS WHERE THAT EVIDENCE
WAS FOUND.
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A WORKER PROCESSING FISH
IN A QUEENSLAND FACTORY
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OPENED UP A LARGER GROUPER
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AND MADE A GRUESOME DISCOVERY.
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WHEN HE SLICED OPEN
ITS STOMACH,
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WHAT HE FOUND INSIDE
WAS A HUMAN HEAD.
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I'M INVESTIGATING THE CASE
OF A GROUP OF MEN
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WHO DISAPPEARED IN THE SEAS
AROUND NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.
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THE ONLY EVIDENCE
EVER FOUND WAS A SEVERED LEG.
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NOW I'VE FOUND ANOTHER CASE
WITH STRIKING SIMILARITIES.
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BUT THIS TIME, THE EVIDENCE
IS A MAN'S HEAD.
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AND IT WAS FOUND
INSIDE THE BELLY
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OF A SPECIES OF GROUPER.
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SO SHARKS AREN'T
THE ONLY ANIMALS HERE
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CAPABLE OF SWALLOWING
PIECES OF HUMANS.
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I'VE COME TO A REMOTE
AND UNINHABITED GROUP
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OF ISLANDS 60 MILES
FROM THE NEAREST TOWNSHIP.
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THIS IS A SCORCHED
AND ARID PLACE.
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THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS 110.
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I'M HERE TO TRACK
DOWN THE QUEENSLAND GROUPER
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TO SEE FOR MYSELF
WHAT THIS ANIMAL IS CAPABLE OF.
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BUT AS WE'RE HEADING
TO THE FISHING GROUNDS,
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WE ENCOUNTER A SITUATION
THAT STOPS US IN OUR TRACKS.
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OUR CAMERAMAN STARTS RECORDING
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WHEN WE STUMBLE
ON AN INCREDIBLE SCENE --
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A FISHERMAN SEPARATED
FROM HIS BOAT,
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SHOUTING FOR OUR HELP.
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THE CREW FOCUSES
ON GETTING HIM REHYDRATED
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BUT KEEPS ROLLING
AS THE STORY UNFOLDS.
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WE JUST CAME AROUND THE COAST.
THIS IS AN UNINHABITED ISLAND.
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AND WE FIRST OF ALL SAW A COOLER
ON THE ROCKS.
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AND THEN ONE OF US SPOTTED --
SAID, "THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE.
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THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE."
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HE IMMEDIATELY CAME DOWN
TO THE WATER,
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AND HE'S YELLING OUT, YOU KNOW,
"GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DRINK!
221
00:10:59,226 --> 00:11:01,194
GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DRINK!"
222
00:11:01,194 --> 00:11:04,531
PRETTY DESPERATE, ACTUALLY
GOT RIGHT IN WATER TO COME OUT
223
00:11:04,531 --> 00:11:05,933
AND MEET US.
224
00:11:05,933 --> 00:11:09,569
WE'LL FIND OUT VERY SOON
WHAT'S HAPPENED.
225
00:11:09,569 --> 00:11:11,972
WE SAW A COOL BOX
ON THE ROCK, AND THEN...
226
00:11:21,081 --> 00:11:22,916
HMM.
227
00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,823
HE WAS SEPARATED
FROM HIS BOAT TWO DAYS AGO
228
00:11:29,823 --> 00:11:32,325
AND BECAME DISORIENTED.
229
00:11:32,325 --> 00:11:34,027
DESPITE EFFORTS
TO FIND HIS VESSEL,
230
00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:37,430
HE WAS BEATEN BACK
BY THE FEROCITY OF THE SUN.
231
00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:39,132
AND WITH EVERY HOUR
THAT PASSED,
232
00:11:39,132 --> 00:11:42,002
HIS CHANCES
OF SURVIVAL DIMINISHED.
233
00:11:42,002 --> 00:11:46,606
ONE MORE DAY ON THE BEACH,
AND HE WOULD'VE DIED.
234
00:11:46,606 --> 00:11:48,776
OUT HERE IN THE AUSTRALIAN
HIGH SUMMER,
235
00:11:48,776 --> 00:11:51,578
STRANDED WITHOUT WATER
OR SHELTER,
236
00:11:51,578 --> 00:11:53,881
YOUR SURVIVAL
IS LIMITED TO TWO,
237
00:11:53,881 --> 00:11:57,484
MAYBE THREE DAYS.
238
00:11:57,484 --> 00:11:59,586
WE MAKE SURE
THAT HE'S WELL HYDRATED
239
00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:03,791
AND SEND HIM
FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
240
00:12:03,791 --> 00:12:05,793
THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME.
241
00:12:05,793 --> 00:12:07,494
IN ALL MY TRAVELS
TO REMOTE PLACES,
242
00:12:07,494 --> 00:12:09,997
I FOUND SOME OF THE RAREST
FISH ON THE PLANET,
243
00:12:09,997 --> 00:12:13,967
BUT I'VE NEVER RESCUED SOMEONE
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND.
244
00:12:13,967 --> 00:12:15,368
IT'S A VIVID REMINDER
245
00:12:15,368 --> 00:12:19,807
OF HOW EASILY LIFE
CAN SOMETIMES BE SNUFFED OUT.
246
00:12:19,807 --> 00:12:22,442
I CONTINUE
TO THE FISHING GROUNDS
247
00:12:22,442 --> 00:12:23,811
TO RESUME MY HUNT
248
00:12:23,811 --> 00:12:26,113
FOR A GIANT QUEENSLAND GROUPER.
249
00:12:31,618 --> 00:12:33,453
I NEED TO GET A LINE
IN THE WATER
250
00:12:33,453 --> 00:12:37,190
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ITS
BEHAVIOR AND HUNTING STRATEGY.
251
00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:42,529
FISHING FOR SOMETHING
THIS BIG MEANS
252
00:12:42,529 --> 00:12:44,164
I HAVE TO PLACE PROTECTIVE TAPE
253
00:12:44,164 --> 00:12:47,567
ON MY THUMB AND WEAR A HARNESS.
254
00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:50,137
ANYTHING CAPABLE
OF SWALLOWING A HUMAN HEAD
255
00:12:50,137 --> 00:12:52,005
IS GOING TO BE HUGE.
256
00:12:54,241 --> 00:12:56,676
I NORMALLY DON'T LIKE
TO USE LIVE BAIT,
257
00:12:56,676 --> 00:12:59,446
BUT GROUPERS OFTEN BITE FISH
OFF ANGLERS' LINES
258
00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:03,283
AS THEY'RE BEING REELED IN,
MUCH TO THE ANGLER'S ANNOYANCE.
259
00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,919
SO I'M HOPING THAT BY
MIMICKING THIS SCENARIO,
260
00:13:05,919 --> 00:13:07,720
I MIGHT GET A STRIKE.
261
00:13:11,291 --> 00:13:14,862
AND IT'S NOT LONG
BEFORE I GET MY FIRST.
262
00:13:14,862 --> 00:13:16,864
THAT'S A HIT.
THAT'S A HIT.
263
00:13:16,864 --> 00:13:19,266
THAT'S A HIT.
I'M GOING TO GO DOWN -- AND NOW!
264
00:13:19,266 --> 00:13:20,733
THAT'S HOOKED.
265
00:13:20,733 --> 00:13:22,502
THIS FEELS A BIT DIFFERENT.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
266
00:13:22,502 --> 00:13:26,673
THIS FISH FEELS ENORMOUS.
267
00:13:26,673 --> 00:13:28,075
IT'S GOING DOWN.
IT'S GOING DOWN.
268
00:13:28,075 --> 00:13:29,776
IT'S GOING DOWN.
269
00:13:29,776 --> 00:13:32,612
AND THE BANDAGE
ON MY THUMB IS USELESS.
270
00:13:32,612 --> 00:13:36,383
SO MUCH FOR THAT PLASTER.
THE WHOLE THING JUST POPPED OFF.
271
00:13:36,383 --> 00:13:39,486
[ BLEEP ]
IT'S MELTING MY [BLEEP] THUMB!
272
00:13:39,486 --> 00:13:41,621
[ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
273
00:13:41,621 --> 00:13:43,290
WITHOUT THE PROTECTIVE TAPE,
274
00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:46,593
THE FAST-SPINNING REEL
STRIPS OFF MY SKIN.
275
00:13:46,593 --> 00:13:47,727
AND THE FISH IS GONE.
276
00:13:47,727 --> 00:13:49,596
[ BLEEP ]
277
00:13:49,596 --> 00:13:51,031
[ BLEEP ] OFF!
278
00:13:51,031 --> 00:13:53,600
I PUT PLASTER ON MY THUMB,
AND IT COMES OFF!
279
00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,936
HOW ONE LITTLE THING
CAN LET YOU DOWN.
280
00:13:55,936 --> 00:13:59,106
I'M USING MY THUMB AS A BRAKE.
281
00:13:59,106 --> 00:14:01,041
AND THE PLASTER JUST COMES OFF.
282
00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:02,509
THAT'S WHAT IT DOES --
RIPS MY THUMB,
283
00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,978
AND WE LOSE THE [BLEEP] FISH.
284
00:14:06,813 --> 00:14:09,282
I'M RAPIDLY FINDING OUT
THAT IN THIS HEAT,
285
00:14:09,282 --> 00:14:13,586
IT'S ALSO EASY
TO LOSE YOUR HEAD.
286
00:14:13,586 --> 00:14:15,989
I NOW KNOW THERE ARE BIG FISH
DOWN THERE,
287
00:14:15,989 --> 00:14:19,792
BUT ANY ELEMENT OF SURPRISE
I MIGHT'VE HAD IS GONE.
288
00:14:19,792 --> 00:14:23,230
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A THIEF
TRIGGERING THE ALARM SYSTEM.
289
00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:25,698
I DECIDE TO CHANGE UP
MY TACTICS.
290
00:14:25,698 --> 00:14:27,067
IT'S ACTUALLY GONE VERY QUIET.
291
00:14:27,067 --> 00:14:28,701
THERE'S NOT A LOT
OF INTEREST IN --
292
00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:30,971
WELL, NO INTEREST IN THE BAIT.
AND I'M JUST THINKING,
293
00:14:30,971 --> 00:14:34,174
PARTICULARLY IN
THIS WATER CLARITY,
294
00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:36,109
THERE HAVE TO BE FISH DOWN THERE
THAT ARE AWARE OF IT.
295
00:14:36,109 --> 00:14:38,478
WHAT I MIGHT DO,
INSTEAD OF HAVING THE BAIT JUST
296
00:14:38,478 --> 00:14:40,080
HANGING AROUND
IN THE TARGET ZONE,
297
00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:43,450
I MIGHT JUST CRANK IT A FEW FEET
UP, JUST TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION
298
00:14:43,450 --> 00:14:46,086
OF SOMETHING TRYING TO GET
OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE.
299
00:14:46,086 --> 00:14:49,289
THAT COULD TRIGGER SOMETHING.
300
00:14:58,531 --> 00:15:00,968
OH! HERE WE GO.
THERE'S SOMETHING ON THERE.
301
00:15:00,968 --> 00:15:03,403
THERE'S A MASSIVE HIT
ON MY BAIT.
302
00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:07,607
I CAN HEAR THE LINE
STRAINING UNDER THE TENSION.
303
00:15:07,607 --> 00:15:09,276
OH, THAT'S A BAD SOUND.
304
00:15:09,276 --> 00:15:11,444
THAT'S GONNA DESTROY
THE ANCHOR WEIGHT.
305
00:15:11,444 --> 00:15:12,779
IT'S A BIG FISH.
306
00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:14,982
IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT IN,
I URGENTLY NEED
307
00:15:14,982 --> 00:15:17,484
TO STOP THE LINE
FOULING THE ANCHOR CHAIN.
308
00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:19,586
BUT THIS MANEUVER
RISKS GIVING THE FISH
309
00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:22,722
THE CHANCE TO REACH
THE ROCKY BOTTOM.
310
00:15:22,722 --> 00:15:24,357
I WONDER IF WE CAN EVEN
GET THE ANCHOR UP
311
00:15:24,357 --> 00:15:25,825
AND GO AFTER IT.
312
00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:29,196
THIS IS A VERY BIG FISH,
VERY BIG FISH.
313
00:15:29,196 --> 00:15:32,199
WE NEED TO WORK THE FISH
AWAY FROM THE SUBMERGED CLIFFS
314
00:15:32,199 --> 00:15:34,434
AND SHARP ROCKS
AROUND THE ISLAND,
315
00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:37,070
WHICH COULD CUT THE LINE.
316
00:15:37,070 --> 00:15:39,006
AND IF YOU SHOUT OUT THE DEPTH
AS WELL, WE'LL BE GREAT.
317
00:15:39,006 --> 00:15:41,341
-55 FEET.
-GREAT. THANK YOU.
318
00:15:41,341 --> 00:15:43,310
NOW WE HAVE IT
IN MORE OPEN WATER,
319
00:15:43,310 --> 00:15:46,013
WE STAND A CHANCE
OF LANDING IT.
320
00:15:48,081 --> 00:15:51,084
THEN IT MAKES A POWERFUL SURGE
FOR THE BOTTOM.
321
00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:52,552
HE'S GOING AGAIN.
IT'S GOING AGAIN.
322
00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:55,088
I CAN'T BELIEVE --
YOU FEEL YOU'RE GETTING
323
00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:58,325
THE UPPER HAND...
324
00:15:58,325 --> 00:16:01,561
OH, STILL HAVEN'T EVEN
GLIMPSED IT.
325
00:16:01,561 --> 00:16:03,730
HEART IN MOUTH.
THE FISH IS TIRING.
326
00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,098
IT'S COMING IN.
327
00:16:05,098 --> 00:16:07,834
SO, LOOK, THIS IS
WHEN IT'S TIME TO BE CAREFUL.
328
00:16:07,834 --> 00:16:09,636
WE'RE WELL CLEAR OF THE ISLAND.
329
00:16:09,636 --> 00:16:12,072
WE SHOULD BE WELL CLEAR
OF STRUCTURE.
330
00:16:12,072 --> 00:16:15,142
AND IT'S COMING UP AGAIN.
I'M GONNA SEE IT ANY MOMENT.
331
00:16:15,142 --> 00:16:17,410
I CAN SEE IT NOW.
I CAN SEE IT NOW.
332
00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:19,212
THERE IT IS.
333
00:16:22,249 --> 00:16:24,684
I DON'T WANT
TO TAKE ANY CHANCES.
334
00:16:24,684 --> 00:16:25,885
IN THIS CASE, THE GAFF HOOK
335
00:16:25,885 --> 00:16:28,421
IS NECESSARY
TO HOLD IT SECURELY.
336
00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:31,091
OTHERWISE, WE COULD STILL
LOSE IT.
337
00:16:31,091 --> 00:16:33,426
THIS IS WAY TOO BIG
TO BRING ONBOARD.
338
00:16:33,426 --> 00:16:35,695
UM, I WANT TO HAVE
A CLOSER LOOK AT IT.
339
00:16:35,695 --> 00:16:38,398
AND, UH, THERE'S A ROCK LEDGE.
340
00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:40,733
WE'RE GONNA TRY
AND GET IT ON THERE.
341
00:16:40,733 --> 00:16:42,535
HERE'S A BIT BETTER.
342
00:16:44,537 --> 00:16:47,074
HE'S ACTUALLY CLAMPING DOWN
SLIGHTLY.
343
00:16:47,074 --> 00:16:49,709
I'M GONNA -- AAH!
344
00:16:49,709 --> 00:16:52,279
[ BLEEP ] IT'S BITE --
THAT'S BITING MY HAND!
345
00:17:05,192 --> 00:17:07,327
I'M INVESTIGATING
THE DISAPPEARANCE
346
00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:09,196
OF A GROUP OF MEN
IN THE WATERS
347
00:17:09,196 --> 00:17:12,732
OFF AUSTRALIA'S
WILD NORTH COAST.
348
00:17:12,732 --> 00:17:18,338
THE ONLY EVIDENCE
RECOVERED WAS ONE SEVERED LEG.
349
00:17:18,338 --> 00:17:20,273
I'VE COME
TO A REMOTE ISLAND CHAIN
350
00:17:20,273 --> 00:17:21,608
TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S A LINK
351
00:17:21,608 --> 00:17:23,576
BETWEEN THAT CASE
AND ANOTHER ONE
352
00:17:23,576 --> 00:17:25,945
THAT BEARS
DISTURBING SIMILARITIES,
353
00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:28,348
WHERE THE SEVERED HEAD
OF A MAN WAS FOUND
354
00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:31,551
INSIDE THE BELLY
OF A SPECIES OF GROUPER.
355
00:17:33,820 --> 00:17:35,722
AND THE FISH
I'VE JUST CAUGHT
356
00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:39,526
IS EASILY CAPABLE
OF SWALLOWING A HUMAN HEAD.
357
00:17:39,526 --> 00:17:43,163
IT'S ACTUALLY CLAMPING DOWN
SLIGHTLY.
358
00:17:43,163 --> 00:17:45,332
I'M GONNA -- AAH!
359
00:17:45,332 --> 00:17:46,799
IT'S BITE --
THAT'S BITING MY HAND!
360
00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:49,702
AND IT HURTS.
IT HURTS.
361
00:17:49,702 --> 00:17:51,671
OH, NO.
IT'S ON A HOOK, [BLEEP].
362
00:17:51,671 --> 00:17:53,340
I'M ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON A HOOK.
THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.
363
00:17:53,340 --> 00:17:55,808
SORRY.
I'M ACTUALLY ATTACHED BY A HOOK
364
00:17:55,808 --> 00:17:57,910
TO THIS FISH,
WHICH IS NOT A GOOD SCENARIO.
365
00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,646
THERE'S A HOOK.
JUST CUT IT THERE,
366
00:17:59,646 --> 00:18:01,814
WHERE MY FINGER IS.
YES.
367
00:18:01,814 --> 00:18:03,550
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
I'M JUST GONNA SEE
368
00:18:03,550 --> 00:18:06,286
IF I CAN GET A LITTLE BIT
OF THIS OUT OF THE WATER.
369
00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:08,155
I DON'T WANT TO LIFT IT ALL OUT.
370
00:18:08,155 --> 00:18:10,423
IF I CAN LIFT IT MAYBE
A TINY BIT -- AH!
371
00:18:10,423 --> 00:18:12,959
THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH
AS I CAN LIFT OUT OF THE WATER.
372
00:18:12,959 --> 00:18:15,162
UGH!
373
00:18:15,162 --> 00:18:17,930
THIS GROUPER
IS COMFORTABLY 6 FEET LONG,
374
00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:22,802
AND I ESTIMATE CLOSE
TO 300 POUNDS.
375
00:18:22,802 --> 00:18:24,504
THERE IS THE MOUTH.
376
00:18:24,504 --> 00:18:26,206
UM, I THINK I COULD PROBABLY
GET MY HEAD IN THERE
377
00:18:26,206 --> 00:18:27,740
IF I WAS SO INCLINED.
378
00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:30,543
UH, BUT I'M NOT SO INCLINED.
379
00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:32,679
THAT IS THE LAST THING
THAT A LOT OF SMALL FISH
380
00:18:32,679 --> 00:18:34,981
AND NOT-SO-SMALL FISH SEE.
381
00:18:34,981 --> 00:18:37,016
WHETHER THIS WOULD ACTUALLY
TAKE A LIVING PERSON
382
00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:38,485
IN THE WATER,
I DON'T THINK SO.
383
00:18:38,485 --> 00:18:40,086
THAT'S NOT THEIR BEHAVIOR.
384
00:18:40,086 --> 00:18:42,489
THEY LURK DOWN PRETTY DEEP,
NORMALLY.
385
00:18:42,489 --> 00:18:44,224
BUT THEY'RE GOING FOR FISH.
386
00:18:44,224 --> 00:18:45,792
BUT IF THERE WAS A CORPSE
ON THE BOTTOM,
387
00:18:45,792 --> 00:18:48,628
THIS COULD ABSOLUTELY
SEIZE THE HEAD
388
00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:51,564
AND DISMEMBER IT.
389
00:18:51,564 --> 00:18:54,000
NOW, THERE'S SOMEBODY'S HOOK
HERE I'M JUST GONNA TAKE OUT.
390
00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,537
I REMOVE SEVERAL HOOKS
AND LINE FROM OLD BATTLES.
391
00:18:57,537 --> 00:18:59,038
FOR MANY OTHER ANGLERS,
392
00:18:59,038 --> 00:19:02,675
THIS WAS THE FISH
THAT GOT AWAY.
393
00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:05,445
INCREDIBLE AS IT IS TO SEE
THIS FISH UP CLOSE,
394
00:19:05,445 --> 00:19:08,047
I CAN'T KEEP IT
AT THE SURFACE FOR LONG.
395
00:19:08,047 --> 00:19:10,817
ITS HOME IS THE DEEP.
396
00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:13,820
THIS IS A POWERFUL
AND INTIMIDATING FISH,
397
00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:15,822
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT THIS IS THE ACTIVE KILLER
398
00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,424
THAT WOULD HAVE THE INSTINCT
399
00:19:17,424 --> 00:19:21,494
TO ATTACK A HUMAN
ON THE SURFACE.
400
00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:23,330
GROUPERS, LIKE THE ONE
I'VE JUST CAUGHT,
401
00:19:23,330 --> 00:19:26,499
WAIT FOR THEIR PREY
NEAR THE SEAFLOOR,
402
00:19:26,499 --> 00:19:28,401
LURKING IN CAVES AND CREVICES,
403
00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:31,871
READY TO AMBUSH USING
THE SUCTION OF THAT HUGE MOUTH.
404
00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:35,875
THE SERIES OF EVENTS
THAT LED TO THE MAN'S HEAD
405
00:19:35,875 --> 00:19:38,077
BEING FOUND INSIDE ONE
OF THESE FISH
406
00:19:38,077 --> 00:19:40,713
CAN ONLY BE SPECULATED ON.
407
00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:42,882
BUT IT'S POSSIBLE
TO IMAGINE A SHARK ATTACK
408
00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:45,752
SENDING BODY PARTS
SINKING TO THE DEPTHS
409
00:19:45,752 --> 00:19:48,855
TO BE SCAVENGED BY ONE
OF THESE GIANTS OF THE DEEP.
410
00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:53,426
A CASE OF RIGHT PLACE
AT THE RIGHT TIME
411
00:19:53,426 --> 00:19:55,328
FROM THE FISH'S POINT OF VIEW,
412
00:19:55,328 --> 00:19:58,831
AND AN EASY MEAL.
413
00:19:58,831 --> 00:20:00,600
THE GROUPER ENSURING
414
00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:05,171
THAT, NORMALLY, NO IS
EVIDENCE IS FOUND.
415
00:20:05,171 --> 00:20:08,140
WHAT DOES THIS TELL ME
ABOUT THE MISSING MEN?
416
00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:10,009
WE STILL NEED
TO ESTABLISH EXACTLY
417
00:20:10,009 --> 00:20:13,012
WHAT CAUSED THEM TO DISAPPEAR.
418
00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:15,181
BUT ONE THING THE WATER
OFF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
419
00:20:15,181 --> 00:20:18,951
ISN'T SHORT OF IS SUSPECTS.
420
00:20:18,951 --> 00:20:22,322
I GO BACK TO THE ONLY PIECE
OF EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE --
421
00:20:22,322 --> 00:20:25,792
A SEVERED LEG WASHED UP ON
A REMOTE, UNINHABITED ISLAND
422
00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:30,196
NOT FAR FROM WHERE THE MEN
DITCHED INTO THE SEA.
423
00:20:30,196 --> 00:20:34,867
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE
THAT BITE MARKS CAN BE CLUES.
424
00:20:34,867 --> 00:20:36,803
THE FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHS
DIDN'T SHOW
425
00:20:36,803 --> 00:20:38,938
THE CLASSIC CURVED SIGNATURE
426
00:20:38,938 --> 00:20:42,442
OF A SHARK BITE.
427
00:20:42,442 --> 00:20:44,711
SO WHAT DID THIS?
428
00:20:44,711 --> 00:20:46,413
I KNOW OF ONLY ONE
OTHER PREDATOR
429
00:20:46,413 --> 00:20:49,916
IN THIS REGION CAPABLE
OF DISMEMBERING HUMAN BODIES.
430
00:20:52,051 --> 00:20:55,154
I'M MEETING BIOLOGIST
DR. ADAM BRITTON,
431
00:20:55,154 --> 00:20:57,290
WHO HAS SPENT HIS LIFE
RESEARCHING
432
00:20:57,290 --> 00:20:58,958
SALTWATER CROCODILES,
433
00:20:58,958 --> 00:21:03,129
THE LARGEST AND MOST
AGGRESSIVE REPTILE ON EARTH.
434
00:21:03,129 --> 00:21:05,932
HE'S INVITED ME TO JOIN
A NIGHT HUNT
435
00:21:05,932 --> 00:21:09,402
SO I CAN GET A FIRSTHAND LOOK
AT THIS REPTILE'S WEAPONRY...
436
00:21:11,338 --> 00:21:13,740
AND FIND OUT IF
THE PLANE CRASH SURVIVORS
437
00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:18,511
COULD'VE FALLEN VICTIM
TO A CROCODILE AT SEA.
438
00:21:18,511 --> 00:21:21,481
DO THEY EVER GO OUT INTO
MORE OPEN OCEAN?
439
00:21:21,481 --> 00:21:25,184
SALTIES HAVE GOT THE ABILITY
TO TOLERATE SALINITY
440
00:21:25,184 --> 00:21:27,654
A LOT BETTER THAN A LOT
OF OTHER CROCODILE SPECIES.
441
00:21:27,654 --> 00:21:29,622
SO THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY
TO BE ABLE TO MOVE
442
00:21:29,622 --> 00:21:33,426
DOWN TO THE RIVER ESTUARY
AND EVEN AROUND THE COASTLINE.
443
00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:36,363
AND IN EFFECT,
THE OCEAN FOR THEM,
444
00:21:36,363 --> 00:21:38,998
OR THE COASTLINE, IN PARTICULAR,
IT'S LIKE A HIGHWAY.
445
00:21:38,998 --> 00:21:41,067
THEY'LL USE IT TO GET
FROM ONE RIVER SYSTEM
446
00:21:41,067 --> 00:21:42,435
TO THE NEXT RIVER SYSTEM.
447
00:21:42,435 --> 00:21:44,837
SO IF THEY ENCOUNTER SOMEONE
ON THE BEACH, FOR EXAMPLE,
448
00:21:44,837 --> 00:21:46,873
THEY MIGHT TRY AN ATTACK
ON THAT PERSON.
449
00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:48,375
THEY'RE SO ADAPTABLE.
450
00:21:48,375 --> 00:21:50,710
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT MAKES THEM SO DANGEROUS.
451
00:21:50,710 --> 00:21:55,548
I NEED TO SEE A SALTWATER
CROCODILE FOR MYSELF.
452
00:21:55,548 --> 00:21:57,016
WE HEAD TO THE ADELAIDE RIVER,
453
00:21:57,016 --> 00:21:59,919
A HUGE ESTUARINE SYSTEM.
454
00:22:02,389 --> 00:22:04,391
WE POSITION OURSELVES
ONLY A FEW MILES
455
00:22:04,391 --> 00:22:06,493
FROM THE OCEAN,
WHERE ADAM KNOWS
456
00:22:06,493 --> 00:22:09,762
THERE'LL BE CONCENTRATED
NUMBERS OF CROCODILES.
457
00:22:11,831 --> 00:22:14,501
I QUICKLY GET A SENSE
OF THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION
458
00:22:14,501 --> 00:22:15,868
HERE.
459
00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:18,137
I SEE DOZENS OF CROCODILES
SLIP INTO THE WATER
460
00:22:18,137 --> 00:22:20,072
AS WE MOVE PAST.
461
00:22:22,809 --> 00:22:24,611
ADAM HAS LEARNED
THAT THE BEST WAY
462
00:22:24,611 --> 00:22:28,247
TO GET CLOSE TO THEM
IS UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS.
463
00:22:30,983 --> 00:22:32,151
WELL,
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
464
00:22:32,151 --> 00:22:34,053
IS WE'RE GONNA USE
THE REFLECTIVE LAYER
465
00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:35,988
ON THE BACK
OF THE CROCODILES' EYES
466
00:22:35,988 --> 00:22:37,624
TO SEE THE EYESHINE.
467
00:22:37,624 --> 00:22:39,992
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE
TO SEE A LOT MORE CROCODILES
468
00:22:39,992 --> 00:22:41,728
THAN WE SAW
DURING THE DAYTIME.
469
00:22:41,728 --> 00:22:43,430
SO THEY'LL JUST SEE
THIS BIG, BRIGHT LIGHT
470
00:22:43,430 --> 00:22:44,797
COMING TOWARDS THEM.
471
00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:46,733
AND THAT'LL ENABLE US
TO GET REALLY, REALLY CLOSE
472
00:22:46,733 --> 00:22:48,267
AND, HOPEFULLY,
TO CATCH THEM.
473
00:22:48,267 --> 00:22:49,602
THIS IS A HARPOON HEAD.
474
00:22:49,602 --> 00:22:51,303
SO YOU'VE GOT
THESE FOUR BARBS HERE.
475
00:22:51,303 --> 00:22:52,872
AND IT'S DESIGNED
TO GO THROUGH THE SKIN,
476
00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:54,507
THROUGH THE TOP LAYER
OF THE SKIN,
477
00:22:54,507 --> 00:22:56,443
AND THEN HOOK
ON TO THE SKIN.
478
00:22:56,443 --> 00:22:58,344
SO THIS IS THE REEL.
479
00:22:58,344 --> 00:23:01,481
AND THEN IT'S JUST
LIKE PLAYING A BIG FISH.
480
00:23:01,481 --> 00:23:03,249
IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME.
481
00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:07,854
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
482
00:23:11,658 --> 00:23:13,693
THIS HARPOON LOOKS DEADLY.
483
00:23:13,693 --> 00:23:16,496
BUT THE HEAD IS DESIGNED
TO DETACH FROM THE POLE
484
00:23:16,496 --> 00:23:18,330
AND HOOK IN JUST UNDER THE HIDE
485
00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:20,533
WITH MINIMAL HARM
TO THE CROCODILE.
486
00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:23,470
IT'S THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY
OF BRINGING ONE IN.
487
00:23:25,672 --> 00:23:29,141
AT FIRST, THE CROCS
WE SEE ARE ON THE MUDBANKS
488
00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:31,110
AND OUT OF OUR RANGE.
489
00:23:33,312 --> 00:23:36,749
THEN ONE MAKES A RUN
FOR THE RIVER.
490
00:23:50,129 --> 00:23:52,131
THE ANSWER AFTER THIS.
491
00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:57,369
I ASKED...
492
00:23:57,369 --> 00:24:00,507
THE ANSWER IS
THE MEGALODON SHARK.
493
00:24:00,507 --> 00:24:04,176
THE SALTY'S BITE FORCE
IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A T. REX.
494
00:24:04,176 --> 00:24:07,046
BUT THE NOW-EXTINCT
MEGALODON SHARK IS THOUGHT
495
00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:10,517
TO HAVE HAD FIVE TIMES
THE BITE FORCE OF BOTH.
496
00:24:10,517 --> 00:24:13,520
ITS JAWS COULD'VE CRUSHED
A CAR.
497
00:24:22,895 --> 00:24:25,532
I'M ON THE SEARCH FOR
WHAT MIGHT'VE CAUSED THE DEATHS
498
00:24:25,532 --> 00:24:28,400
OF A GROUP OF MEN ALONE
IN THE OPEN OCEAN
499
00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,270
AFTER THEIR PLANE
DITCHED INTO THE SEA.
500
00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,308
I'VE JOINED A BIOLOGIST
ON A NIGHT HUNT
501
00:24:36,308 --> 00:24:39,045
FOR AUSTRALIA'S
LIVING DINOSAURS --
502
00:24:39,045 --> 00:24:41,781
DEADLY SALTWATER CROCODILES.
503
00:24:43,616 --> 00:24:45,818
THE HARPOON HEAD HOLDS.
504
00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:48,120
Britton: YEAH, JUST UNTIE
THE HARPOON LINE.
505
00:24:53,325 --> 00:24:55,862
GOOD SHOT, JEREMY.
PHEW.
506
00:24:55,862 --> 00:24:58,130
NOW I HAVE TO REEL IT IN.
507
00:25:00,399 --> 00:25:01,734
OH, NO -- OH, YEAH.
KEEP GOING UP.
508
00:25:01,734 --> 00:25:03,402
KEEP GOING BACK, KEEP GOING
BACK, KEEP GOING BACK.
509
00:25:03,402 --> 00:25:04,804
BIT MORE,
BIT MORE, BIT MORE.
510
00:25:04,804 --> 00:25:07,607
THE HARPOON IS DESIGNED TO ONLY
PENETRATE ITS HIDE.
511
00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:09,075
THERE HE IS. THERE HE IS.
THERE HE IS.
512
00:25:09,075 --> 00:25:10,577
OKAY.
513
00:25:10,577 --> 00:25:12,278
HE'S ROLLING, ROLLING,
ROLLING, ROLLING, ROLLING.
514
00:25:12,278 --> 00:25:14,213
OKAY. A BIT TOO --
515
00:25:14,213 --> 00:25:16,649
EVENTUALLY,
THE CROCODILE TIRES,
516
00:25:16,649 --> 00:25:19,151
AND WE'RE ABLE TO BRING IT
ALONGSIDE THE BOAT.
517
00:25:19,151 --> 00:25:20,720
WE HAVE THE CROCODILE SECURE.
518
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,454
AND THE HARPOON LINE
IS STILL IN.
519
00:25:22,454 --> 00:25:23,856
BUT WE'RE --
THAT'S NOT NEEDED NOW.
520
00:25:23,856 --> 00:25:26,192
WE GOT A VERY GOOD
LASSO ON THE UPPER JAW.
521
00:25:26,192 --> 00:25:29,328
THE MAIN THING IS
THE JAWS ARE STILL OPEN.
522
00:25:29,328 --> 00:25:31,664
ALTHOUGH SALTIES HAVE
INCREDIBLY STRONG MUSCLES
523
00:25:31,664 --> 00:25:33,600
TO SNAP THOSE JAWS SHUT,
524
00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:38,104
THE MUSCLES TO OPEN THEM
ARE RELATIVELY WEAK.
525
00:25:38,104 --> 00:25:40,406
BUT EVEN SO,
WE CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES.
526
00:25:40,406 --> 00:25:41,908
Britton: OKAY.
I'M GONNA HAVE --
527
00:25:41,908 --> 00:25:44,210
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
COVER IT.
528
00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:46,245
OKAY. NOW, SIT DOWN
ON THE BACK OF IT.
529
00:25:46,245 --> 00:25:48,080
SIT DOWN.
530
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,416
WE CAREFULLY REMOVE
THE BARBED HARPOON.
531
00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:53,820
THE THICK, LEATHERY SKIN
WILL HEAL QUICKLY.
532
00:25:56,656 --> 00:25:59,325
ADAM COLLECTS THE DATA
ON THIS CROCODILE.
533
00:25:59,325 --> 00:26:01,227
FIRST, HE MEASURES IT...
534
00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:03,896
-JUST OVER 8 FEET.
-JUST OVER 8 FEET.
535
00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:08,367
...AND CLIPS ONE OF THE SCALES
ON ITS TAIL TO IDENTIFY IT.
536
00:26:08,367 --> 00:26:11,971
THERE'S NO POLITE WAY
OF SEXING THE ANIMAL.
537
00:26:11,971 --> 00:26:14,406
OKAY. BUT NOTHING
MORE SUBSTANTIAL?
538
00:26:14,406 --> 00:26:16,542
-THIS IS A FEMALE.
-SORRY ABOUT THAT.
539
00:26:16,542 --> 00:26:18,244
Britton: TURN HER
AROUND THAT WAY.
540
00:26:18,244 --> 00:26:20,913
OKAY.
SO, THREE, TWO, ONE.
541
00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:22,715
OVER.
542
00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,255
OUCH.
543
00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:32,491
SO, AS SOON AS SHE OPENS HER
MOUTH, THERE YOU GO.
544
00:26:32,491 --> 00:26:34,894
GONE. THAT'S A NEW TYPE
OF FISHING FOR ME,
545
00:26:34,894 --> 00:26:36,428
ACTUALLY ON A LINE --
546
00:26:36,428 --> 00:26:38,665
OKAY, HARPOONS
RATHER THAN HOOKS.
547
00:26:38,665 --> 00:26:41,934
BUT, UM...
548
00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,870
I THINK THE MAIN THING
FOR ME IS JUST HOW MANY
549
00:26:43,870 --> 00:26:46,873
THERE ARE
IN THIS BIT OF WATER.
550
00:26:46,873 --> 00:26:49,508
THEY'VE CLEARLY GOT THE POWER
TO KILL A MAN.
551
00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:51,678
BUT SOMETHING DOESN'T ADD UP.
552
00:26:51,678 --> 00:26:54,446
SALTWATER CROCODILES
ARE MAINLY FOUND IN ESTUARIES
553
00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:57,549
OR SKIRTING THE COAST
TO TRAVEL BETWEEN RIVERS.
554
00:26:57,549 --> 00:27:01,453
THEY RARELY VENTURE
OUT TO OPEN OCEAN.
555
00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:03,189
THE CHANCE
OF THE PLANE CRASH VICTIMS
556
00:27:03,189 --> 00:27:06,225
ENCOUNTERING A LONE,
ROGUE CROCODILE IS SLIM.
557
00:27:06,225 --> 00:27:09,228
SO WHAT OTHER KILLERS
ARE IN THIS SEA?
558
00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:13,299
I GET HOLD OF JON ANDERSON,
559
00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:15,401
A JOURNALIST
WHO LOOKED INTO THIS STORY,
560
00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:18,404
TO SEE IF I CAN GLEAN
ANY NEW DETAILS.
561
00:27:18,404 --> 00:27:20,773
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THE CASE?
562
00:27:20,773 --> 00:27:23,175
THEY TOOK OFF
FROM MORNINGTON ISLAND.
563
00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:27,046
THEY HIT SEVERE WEATHER,
AND SOMETHING HAPPENED.
564
00:27:27,046 --> 00:27:29,048
DID THE SEARCH RECOVER ANYTHING?
565
00:27:29,048 --> 00:27:30,582
A SEARCH PARTY,
566
00:27:30,582 --> 00:27:33,052
IT WAS ABLE TO TRACE
SOME OF THE VICTIMS
567
00:27:33,052 --> 00:27:36,288
TO A SMALL,
UNINHABITED ISLAND.
568
00:27:36,288 --> 00:27:38,524
AND FOOTPRINTS WERE FOUND.
569
00:27:38,524 --> 00:27:39,892
FOOTPRINTS?
570
00:27:39,892 --> 00:27:44,263
THERE WERE SOME FOOTPRINTS
FOUND AND A LIMB.
571
00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:46,132
BUT NOTHING ELSE WAS FOUND
572
00:27:46,132 --> 00:27:50,803
OF THE OCCUPANTS
OF THAT AIRPLANE.
573
00:27:50,803 --> 00:27:52,739
Wade: UNTIL NOW, I'D BEEN
WORKING ON THE PREMISE
574
00:27:52,739 --> 00:27:56,475
THAT THESE MEN
HAD PERISHED IN OPEN WATER.
575
00:27:56,475 --> 00:27:58,044
I'D NEVER CONSIDERED
THAT ONE OR MORE
576
00:27:58,044 --> 00:28:00,847
OF THEM MIGHT'VE RUN
THE GAUNTLET OF THE OCEAN
577
00:28:00,847 --> 00:28:03,349
AND MADE IT TO THE BEACH.
578
00:28:03,349 --> 00:28:05,284
THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE
MEANS I'VE BEEN
579
00:28:05,284 --> 00:28:07,019
LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE.
580
00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:11,490
AT LEAST SOME OF THESE MEN
PERISHED ON LAND.
581
00:28:11,490 --> 00:28:14,626
THAT LEG DIDN'T WASH UP
ON THE BEACH.
582
00:28:14,626 --> 00:28:16,428
IT WAS LEFT THERE.
583
00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:20,767
I'VE READ TRANSCRIPTS
OF THE INTERVIEWS
584
00:28:20,767 --> 00:28:22,068
WITH THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW THEM.
585
00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:24,236
AND THEY ALL SAY THAT WITH
THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THE COUNTRY,
586
00:28:24,236 --> 00:28:25,972
THEY SHOULD'VE SURVIVED
ON THAT BEACH.
587
00:28:25,972 --> 00:28:27,774
THERE'S NOTHING
ON LAND IN AUSTRALIA,
588
00:28:27,774 --> 00:28:32,311
OTHER THAN CROCODILES,
CAPABLE OF DEVOURING THESE MEN.
589
00:28:32,311 --> 00:28:35,381
BUT I DON'T THINK CROCODILES
ARE THE WHOLE STORY.
590
00:28:35,381 --> 00:28:38,684
I SUSPECT SOMETHING ELSE
MIGHT'VE PLAYED A ROLE HERE.
591
00:28:38,684 --> 00:28:42,054
FOUR OF THE SURVIVORS
WERE ABORIGINAL ELDERS.
592
00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:44,791
THEY KNEW THIS LAND
AND ITS DANGERS.
593
00:28:47,593 --> 00:28:49,261
I'M HOPING
SOME OF THE FISHERMEN
594
00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:51,630
IN THIS REMOTE
ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY
595
00:28:51,630 --> 00:28:55,667
CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND
WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED.
596
00:28:55,667 --> 00:28:57,703
[ SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
597
00:28:57,703 --> 00:29:01,473
THEY MENTION A FISH THAT
I'VE NEVER ENCOUNTERED BEFORE.
598
00:29:01,473 --> 00:29:04,043
STONEFISH.
599
00:29:12,885 --> 00:29:14,453
RIGHT.
600
00:29:17,824 --> 00:29:19,358
HAS THAT EVER
HAPPENED TO YOU?
601
00:29:19,358 --> 00:29:21,093
YEAH?
602
00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:29,268
YEAH. SO YOU...
603
00:29:30,669 --> 00:29:31,938
SAME THING.
604
00:29:31,938 --> 00:29:34,073
AND YOU SAID HOSPITAL
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
605
00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:35,507
YEAH.
606
00:29:35,507 --> 00:29:37,844
IS THAT PAIN JUST IN YOUR FOOT,
OR DOES IT GO...
607
00:29:37,844 --> 00:29:40,246
YEAH.
608
00:29:41,647 --> 00:29:43,682
THE FISHERMAN TELLS ME
I CAN FIND THEM
609
00:29:43,682 --> 00:29:46,718
IN POOLS ALONG THIS BEACH.
610
00:29:46,718 --> 00:29:49,255
THE STONEFISH'S CAMOUFLAGE
611
00:29:49,255 --> 00:29:51,858
MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO SPOT,
612
00:29:51,858 --> 00:29:54,894
HIDING IN AND AMONG THE ROCK
POOLS OF THE SHORELINE.
613
00:29:58,297 --> 00:30:00,766
I ACTUALLY PRIDE MYSELF
614
00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:02,801
IN BEING ABLE
TO SEE THINGS IN THE WATER.
615
00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:05,804
BUT THIS IS TAKING THAT
TO A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL.
616
00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:08,740
THERE'S SOMETHING HERE
WHICH LOOKS LIKE A ROCK,
617
00:30:08,740 --> 00:30:10,542
BUT IT'S NOT A ROCK.
618
00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:13,612
THIS IS THE MOST
VENOMOUS FISH ON EARTH.
619
00:30:13,612 --> 00:30:18,050
WHEN DISTURBED, IT CAN INJECT
LETHAL, NEUROTOXIC VENOM.
620
00:30:18,050 --> 00:30:19,785
I KNOW THIS FISH IS DEADLY.
621
00:30:19,785 --> 00:30:23,155
BUT I CAN'T RESIST
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK.
622
00:30:37,403 --> 00:30:39,005
I'M INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS
623
00:30:39,005 --> 00:30:42,174
OF A GROUP OF MEN
IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.
624
00:30:42,174 --> 00:30:44,476
I NOW KNOW THAT AT LEAST
SOME OF THE VICTIMS
625
00:30:44,476 --> 00:30:47,279
MADE IT TO SHORE.
626
00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:51,884
AND I SUSPECT CROCODILES
ULTIMATELY DISPOSED OF THEM.
627
00:30:51,884 --> 00:30:55,854
BUT I THINK SOMETHING ELSE
MIGHT'VE PLAYED A ROLE HERE.
628
00:31:03,795 --> 00:31:05,131
THERE IT IS.
629
00:31:05,131 --> 00:31:07,533
NOT A STONE, BUT A STONEFISH.
630
00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:09,201
WHAT AN AMAZING BEAST.
631
00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:11,037
IT REALLY DOES LOOK
LIKE A PIECE OF ROCK.
632
00:31:11,037 --> 00:31:16,175
THIS IS CAMOUFLAGE TAKEN
TO THE NTH DEGREE.
633
00:31:16,175 --> 00:31:18,710
WHAT MAKES STONEFISH
EVEN MORE DANGEROUS
634
00:31:18,710 --> 00:31:21,113
IS THAT THEY CAN QUITE HAPPILY
STAY OUT OF WATER
635
00:31:21,113 --> 00:31:23,249
FOR UP TO 24 HOURS,
636
00:31:23,249 --> 00:31:27,419
MAKING THEM ALL TOO EASY TO
STEP ON WHEN THE TIDE RETREATS.
637
00:31:27,419 --> 00:31:29,588
AND IT'S THE SPINES
ON THEIR BACK
638
00:31:29,588 --> 00:31:32,524
THAT DELIVER THE DEADLY VENOM.
639
00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:36,695
IT'S ACTUALLY GOT 13
OF THESE DORSAL SPINES.
640
00:31:36,695 --> 00:31:39,765
AND EACH ONE IS BASICALLY
A HYPODERMIC.
641
00:31:39,765 --> 00:31:43,235
AND JUST A LITTLE WAY
BACK FROM THE POINT
642
00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:45,972
IS THE --
THAT'S WHERE THE VENOM IS.
643
00:31:45,972 --> 00:31:48,007
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS,
IF YOU TREAD ON ONE OF THESE,
644
00:31:48,007 --> 00:31:50,977
IT'S YOUR BODY WEIGHT
THAT INJECTS THAT.
645
00:31:50,977 --> 00:31:54,780
UM, LET'S JUST SEE
WHAT THIS THING CAN DO.
646
00:31:54,780 --> 00:31:56,983
UM, FOUND IT ON THE BEACH.
647
00:31:56,983 --> 00:32:00,119
THIS IS THE KIND OF THING
I OFTEN WEAR.
648
00:32:00,119 --> 00:32:02,821
PUT THESE ON FOR EYE PROTECTION.
649
00:32:02,821 --> 00:32:05,992
AND I WONDER WHAT HAPPENS.
650
00:32:09,628 --> 00:32:12,598
DID YOU SEE THAT?
651
00:32:12,598 --> 00:32:14,833
IT'S ONLY WHEN THE FOOTAGE
IS SLOWED DOWN
652
00:32:14,833 --> 00:32:16,235
THAT YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT
653
00:32:16,235 --> 00:32:20,739
OF VENOM THAT'S DELIVERED
BY ONE SINGLE SPINE.
654
00:32:20,739 --> 00:32:22,374
NOW, IF YOU TROD ON THAT,
655
00:32:22,374 --> 00:32:24,910
THAT VENOM WOULD GO
INTO YOUR BLOODSTREAM AND --
656
00:32:24,910 --> 00:32:26,512
AS WELL AS BEING VERY PAINFUL.
657
00:32:26,512 --> 00:32:28,547
I MEAN,
IF YOU GOT PEOPLE WITH YOU,
658
00:32:28,547 --> 00:32:32,018
THEY'RE GONNA NEED
TO LOOK AFTER YOU.
659
00:32:32,018 --> 00:32:34,586
I'M DISCOVERING
THAT MAKING IT TO SHORE HERE
660
00:32:34,586 --> 00:32:36,722
CAN BE AN EVEN DEADLIER
PROPOSITION
661
00:32:36,722 --> 00:32:38,424
THAN BEING LOST AT SEA.
662
00:32:38,424 --> 00:32:40,359
ONE POSSIBLE SCENARIO --
WHO KNOWS --
663
00:32:40,359 --> 00:32:44,663
MAYBE ONE OF THOSE SURVIVORS
STEPPED ON ONE OF THESE.
664
00:32:44,663 --> 00:32:45,931
Man: AAH!
665
00:32:45,931 --> 00:32:47,766
AND THAT JUST TOOK
EVERYBODY'S CONCENTRATION.
666
00:32:47,766 --> 00:32:49,568
THEY'RE DEALING
WITH THAT PERSON.
667
00:32:49,568 --> 00:32:53,772
AND THEN EVENTS
JUST WENT ON FROM THERE.
668
00:32:53,772 --> 00:32:56,308
[ MAN SCREAMS ]
669
00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:59,211
EVEN IF ONE OF THE SURVIVORS
STEPPED ON THE STONEFISH,
670
00:32:59,211 --> 00:33:03,115
THAT STILL
LEAVES FOUR MEN ALIVE.
671
00:33:03,115 --> 00:33:06,552
BUT NORTH AUSTRALIA'S OCEANS
HARBOR ONE MORE KILLER.
672
00:33:06,552 --> 00:33:11,123
AND THIS ONE COULD'VE TAKEN OUT
THE ENTIRE GROUP.
673
00:33:11,123 --> 00:33:15,827
THE BOX JELLYFISH IS THE MOST
VENOMOUS CREATURE ON EARTH.
674
00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:17,596
WITHIN ITS DEADLY TENTACLES
675
00:33:17,596 --> 00:33:19,965
IS A TOXIN POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO KILL A MAN
676
00:33:19,965 --> 00:33:23,869
IN UNDER TWO MINUTES
SEVERAL TIMES OVER.
677
00:33:26,305 --> 00:33:28,674
DID THE MEN, BELIEVING
THEY HAD REACHED SAFETY,
678
00:33:28,674 --> 00:33:32,778
STUMBLE INTO
THIS NEAR-INVISIBLE KILLER?
679
00:33:32,778 --> 00:33:35,081
I CHECKED THE DATE
THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED
680
00:33:35,081 --> 00:33:37,983
AND DISCOVER THAT NOVEMBER
COINCIDES WITH THE START
681
00:33:37,983 --> 00:33:40,486
OF BOX JELLYFISH SEASON.
682
00:33:45,124 --> 00:33:46,425
I'M ON MY WAY
683
00:33:46,425 --> 00:33:49,528
TO MEET SOMEBODY
WHO HAS MADE IT HIS LIFE'S WORK
684
00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:52,198
TO UNDERSTAND
THESE NEAR-INVISIBLE KILLERS,
685
00:33:52,198 --> 00:33:54,933
PARTICULARLY
HOW THEIR TOXIN WORKS ON HUMANS.
686
00:33:54,933 --> 00:33:58,003
NOW, HE KNOWS BETTER THAN MOST
WHAT THIS ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE
687
00:33:58,003 --> 00:34:00,339
BECAUSE HE WAS ONCE
STUNG ON THE FACE
688
00:34:00,339 --> 00:34:03,775
AND HOSPITALIZED FOR 50 HOURS.
689
00:34:07,779 --> 00:34:08,980
DR. SEYMOUR, I PRESUME?
690
00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:11,250
IT IS, INDEED.
THANKS, BUDDY.
691
00:34:11,250 --> 00:34:13,452
DR. JAMIE SEYMOUR
HAS SPENT 20 YEARS
692
00:34:13,452 --> 00:34:15,121
RESEARCHING BOX JELLYFISH,
693
00:34:15,121 --> 00:34:17,556
ATTEMPTING TO UNDERSTAND
THEIR BEHAVIOR
694
00:34:17,556 --> 00:34:20,326
AND HOW THEIR COMPLEX
VENOM WORKS.
695
00:34:24,430 --> 00:34:29,535
TO MAKE ANTIVENOM,
HE HAS TO COLLECT LIVE SAMPLES.
696
00:34:29,535 --> 00:34:33,272
IT'S RISKY WORK
IN 100-PLUS-DEGREE HEAT,
697
00:34:33,272 --> 00:34:36,575
HANDLING THE PLANET'S
DEADLIEST CREATURE.
698
00:34:36,575 --> 00:34:38,310
I'VE NEVER SEEN
A BOX JELLYFISH,
699
00:34:38,310 --> 00:34:40,479
SO I'VE AGREED
TO HELP HIM COLLECT SAMPLES
700
00:34:40,479 --> 00:34:43,849
FROM THESE GHOSTLY KILLERS
FOR THE ANTIVENOM LAB.
701
00:34:46,518 --> 00:34:50,589
WHAT MAKES THEM SO DANGEROUS
TO MAN ARE THEIR TENTACLES.
702
00:34:50,589 --> 00:34:54,160
AN ADULT BOX JELLYFISH
CAN GROW UP TO 40 OF THEM.
703
00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:59,465
AND EACH ONE CONTAINS AROUND
5,000 STINGING CELLS.
704
00:34:59,465 --> 00:35:03,702
THAT MAKES 200,000
DEADLY POINTS OF CONTACT.
705
00:35:03,702 --> 00:35:06,172
THEY CAN SENSE WHEN THEY TOUCH
SOMETHING LIVING,
706
00:35:06,172 --> 00:35:09,975
AND THAT TRIGGERS
THOUSANDS OF TINY DARTS.
707
00:35:09,975 --> 00:35:12,378
THE TOXIN THEN ENTERS
THE BLOOD.
708
00:35:12,378 --> 00:35:14,180
IT TAKES ONLY SIX TO SEVEN FEET
709
00:35:14,180 --> 00:35:17,449
OF A SINGLE TENTACLE
TO KILL AN ADULT HUMAN.
710
00:35:20,219 --> 00:35:23,189
MY WET SUIT SHOULD ACT
AS A BARRIER.
711
00:35:25,491 --> 00:35:27,426
THIS WATER MIGHT LOOK
QUITE INVITING,
712
00:35:27,426 --> 00:35:29,628
BUT JAMIE TELLS ME
713
00:35:29,628 --> 00:35:32,298
THAT JUST THIS LITTLE BIT
OF BEACH HERE,
714
00:35:32,298 --> 00:35:34,966
THERE COULD BE HUNDREDS
OF BOX JELLYFISH.
715
00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:38,304
AND GETTING IN WITHOUT
716
00:35:38,304 --> 00:35:42,308
DUE PRECAUTION
AND DUE VIGILANCE
717
00:35:42,308 --> 00:35:45,043
WOULD ACTUALLY BE, I MEAN,
718
00:35:45,043 --> 00:35:47,045
VERGING ON INSANITY.
719
00:35:49,381 --> 00:35:50,916
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR IS...
720
00:35:50,916 --> 00:35:52,718
IT'S A LITTLE
HARD TO EXPLAIN IT,
721
00:35:52,718 --> 00:35:54,620
BUT A TRANSPARENT JELLYFISH
WITH A SET OF TENTACLES.
722
00:35:54,620 --> 00:35:56,021
RIGHT.
723
00:35:56,021 --> 00:35:57,889
THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
724
00:35:57,889 --> 00:36:01,227
AH! SO IT'S JUST A SORT
OF A FUZZY, WHITE --
725
00:36:01,227 --> 00:36:02,594
THAT PURPLE IS QUITE --
726
00:36:02,594 --> 00:36:04,095
THE PURPLE
IS A DEAD-SET GIVEAWAY.
727
00:36:04,095 --> 00:36:05,931
BUT NOT ALL THE ANIMALS
HAVE PURPLE TENTACLES.
728
00:36:05,931 --> 00:36:06,932
YEAH.
729
00:36:06,932 --> 00:36:09,768
ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE.
ANOTHER THERE.
730
00:36:09,768 --> 00:36:11,503
I'M JUST THINKING,
YOU COULD COME DOWN HERE,
731
00:36:11,503 --> 00:36:14,240
"HOT DAY, LET'S JUST SPLASH
THROUGH THE WATER, COOL OFF."
732
00:36:14,240 --> 00:36:17,509
AND YOU COULD DIE, COULDN'T YOU,
JUST KNEE-DEEP WATER?
733
00:36:17,509 --> 00:36:19,311
LOOK, IN THESE SORTS
OF CONDITIONS,
734
00:36:19,311 --> 00:36:21,247
IT'S NOT A MATTER
IF YOU COULD DIE.
735
00:36:21,247 --> 00:36:22,581
IT'S YOU WILL DIE.
736
00:36:22,581 --> 00:36:24,115
I MEAN,
IF YOU'RE SWIMMING IN HERE,
737
00:36:24,115 --> 00:36:25,651
AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON, YEAH.
738
00:36:25,651 --> 00:36:27,586
YOU'D DIE.
IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
739
00:36:27,586 --> 00:36:30,055
WE'RE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR BIGGER SPECIMENS.
740
00:36:30,055 --> 00:36:34,260
JAMIE NEEDS FULLY GROWN ADULTS
TO HARVEST THEIR VENOM.
741
00:36:34,260 --> 00:36:36,161
THE MAIN REASON WE'RE HERE
IS TO COLLECT VENOM.
742
00:36:36,161 --> 00:36:37,629
WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU GRAB
THE ANIMAL,
743
00:36:37,629 --> 00:36:39,398
YOU PICK IT UP,
YOU CUT THE TENTACLES OFF.
744
00:36:39,398 --> 00:36:41,333
SO WE'LL CUT ABOUT HALF
OF THE TENTACLES OFF,
745
00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:42,768
THEN WE CAN TAKE THE TENTACLES
BACK TO THE LAB
746
00:36:42,768 --> 00:36:44,303
AND EXTRACT THE VENOM.
747
00:36:44,303 --> 00:36:45,971
AND WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER
IS THESE GUYS
748
00:36:45,971 --> 00:36:47,373
WILL GROW
THE TENTACLES BACK
749
00:36:47,373 --> 00:36:50,809
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HALF
TO AN INCH IN LENGTH A DAY.
750
00:36:50,809 --> 00:36:52,378
SO CUTTING OFF
HALF THE TENTACLES
751
00:36:52,378 --> 00:36:54,045
IS NOT REALLY A MAJOR ISSUE
FOR THESE ANIMALS.
752
00:36:54,045 --> 00:36:56,948
THEY GROW THEM BACK
VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
753
00:36:56,948 --> 00:36:59,351
JAMIE HAS LEARNED
THAT IT IS POSSIBLE
754
00:36:59,351 --> 00:37:01,387
TO GENTLY GRASP THE JELLYFISH
755
00:37:01,387 --> 00:37:04,790
BY ITS BODY
WITHOUT BEING STUNG.
756
00:37:04,790 --> 00:37:06,558
HE TELLS ME THAT, TO DO THIS,
757
00:37:06,558 --> 00:37:08,494
YOU NEED THE SENSITIVITY
AND FEEL
758
00:37:08,494 --> 00:37:12,298
THAT CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED
BY USING BARE HANDS.
759
00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:19,838
OH, WHAT'S THAT
RIGHT IN THE...
760
00:37:19,838 --> 00:37:23,609
OH, THAT'S A BEAUTY, ACTUALLY.
THAT'S CRACKER.
761
00:37:23,609 --> 00:37:26,545
ALL RIGHT.
762
00:37:26,545 --> 00:37:28,447
RIGHT-O.
763
00:37:28,447 --> 00:37:31,082
YOU SEE, SO WE'RE LITERALLY
IN SORT OF KNEE-DEEP WATER HERE.
764
00:37:31,082 --> 00:37:33,018
AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO SEE HIM.
765
00:37:33,018 --> 00:37:34,653
YOU WANT TO BE IN FRONT
OF THE ANIMAL.
766
00:37:34,653 --> 00:37:36,955
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE TWO HANDS.
YES.
767
00:37:36,955 --> 00:37:39,024
AND IT'LL BE A LOT HEAVIER
THAN YOU THINK.
768
00:37:39,024 --> 00:37:40,359
RIGHT.
OKAY.
769
00:37:40,359 --> 00:37:43,329
IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
770
00:37:43,329 --> 00:37:45,163
TIME TO COMMIT.
771
00:37:47,333 --> 00:37:48,934
AAH!
772
00:38:01,813 --> 00:38:04,716
I'M IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT
773
00:38:04,716 --> 00:38:06,952
WHAT HAPPENED TO A GROUP
OF ABORIGINAL ELDERS
774
00:38:06,952 --> 00:38:09,588
WHO FOUND THEMSELVES ALONE
IN THE WATER
775
00:38:09,588 --> 00:38:13,559
AFTER THEIR PLANE
DITCHED AT SEA.
776
00:38:13,559 --> 00:38:15,561
AND I'M CLOSING IN
ON A KILLER --
777
00:38:15,561 --> 00:38:19,197
THE DEADLY BOX JELLYFISH.
778
00:38:19,197 --> 00:38:21,199
AAH!
WAIT A MINUTE.
779
00:38:21,199 --> 00:38:22,534
THAT TOUCHED SOMETHING.
780
00:38:22,534 --> 00:38:24,536
YEAH, THERE'S TENTACLES
ALL OVER THE BELL THERE.
781
00:38:24,536 --> 00:38:25,937
YEP, ALL OVER THE BELL.
782
00:38:25,937 --> 00:38:27,873
AFTER ONLY THE BRIEFEST
OF TOUCHES,
783
00:38:27,873 --> 00:38:30,376
IT FEELS LIKE MY SKIN
IS ON FIRE.
784
00:38:30,376 --> 00:38:33,044
AND THAT WAS WITH LESS
THAN 1/10 INCH OF CONTACT.
785
00:38:33,044 --> 00:38:34,680
YES.
IT'S STARTIN' TO BURN.
786
00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:35,981
IT'S STARTIN' TO BURN.
787
00:38:35,981 --> 00:38:37,416
IT'S DIALING UP
A LITTLE BIT.
788
00:38:37,416 --> 00:38:39,117
IMAGINE 6 OR 7 FEET
WITH THAT.
789
00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:41,387
I MEAN, YOU PROBABLY
GOT 1/4 INCH, MAYBE.
790
00:38:41,387 --> 00:38:42,554
YES.
791
00:38:42,554 --> 00:38:43,989
SO, YEAH, DIAL IT
UP A HECK OF A LOT,
792
00:38:43,989 --> 00:38:45,591
AND YOU START TO GET
SOME INDICATION
793
00:38:45,591 --> 00:38:47,859
OF THE PAIN
THAT GOES WITH IT.
794
00:38:47,859 --> 00:38:49,461
NOW, FOR ME,
I'D LET THAT ANIMAL GO.
795
00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:50,996
-LET IT GO.
-WE'LL LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE
796
00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:53,164
BECAUSE NOW IT'S GOT TENTACLES
AND THINGS AROUND ITS BELL.
797
00:38:53,164 --> 00:38:55,200
YOU CANNOT PICK IT UP
BY THAT TOP END.
798
00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,537
NO. OKAY,
SO LEAVE THAT ONE.
799
00:38:58,537 --> 00:39:00,572
ONE ELEMENT
OF THIS IS THE PURE SORT OF
800
00:39:00,572 --> 00:39:02,240
TECHNICAL THING
ABOUT PICKING IT UP.
801
00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:04,410
BUT THE OTHER THING
802
00:39:04,410 --> 00:39:05,877
THAT'S THERE IN THE BACK
OF YOUR MIND,
803
00:39:05,877 --> 00:39:07,278
WHICH IT'S GOT TO STAY THERE,
804
00:39:07,278 --> 00:39:09,314
BUT IT MUSTN'T TAKE OVER
EVERYTHING ELSE,
805
00:39:09,314 --> 00:39:11,817
IS JUST HOW DANGEROUS
THESE THINGS POTENTIALLY ARE.
806
00:39:11,817 --> 00:39:13,552
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S CROCS HERE.
807
00:39:13,552 --> 00:39:16,287
IT'S VERY SLIPPERY UNDERFOOT.
THERE'S MOSSIES BUZZING AROUND.
808
00:39:16,287 --> 00:39:18,424
IT'S, YOU KNOW,
809
00:39:18,424 --> 00:39:20,191
STAYING FOCUSED,
AND THE HEAT, AS WELL.
810
00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:24,630
STAYING FOCUSED.
IT'S A LOT TO -- DON'T KNOW.
811
00:39:24,630 --> 00:39:27,899
I'M STARTING TO THINK
THAT I MIGHT NOT BE
812
00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:29,535
UP TO THE JOB.
813
00:39:29,535 --> 00:39:32,504
BUT I'M DETERMINED
TO TRY ONE MORE TIME.
814
00:39:32,504 --> 00:39:34,540
THIS IS NOW PERSONAL.
815
00:39:37,676 --> 00:39:39,277
THAT ONE LOOKED --
AS WE GOT OVER,
816
00:39:39,277 --> 00:39:41,447
IT LOOKED A BIT BIGGER,
ACTUALLY.
817
00:39:41,447 --> 00:39:43,314
OKAY. IT'S MORE OR LESS
IN A GOOD POSITION, ISN'T IT?
818
00:39:43,314 --> 00:39:45,083
THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
YEP.
819
00:39:53,124 --> 00:39:54,460
DONE IT.
820
00:39:54,460 --> 00:39:57,062
I FINALLY OVERCOME MY FEAR.
821
00:39:57,062 --> 00:39:58,530
NOW I CAN GET A GOOD LOOK
822
00:39:58,530 --> 00:40:00,666
AT THIS DEADLIEST
OF ALL KILLERS.
823
00:40:00,666 --> 00:40:02,400
IT'S STRANGE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK ALIVE.
824
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,437
BUT IT FEELS ALIVE BUT
IN A VERY WEIRD WAY.
825
00:40:05,437 --> 00:40:07,973
THAT SIZE ANIMAL'S
PROBABLY GOT 7 TO 8 TENTACLES
826
00:40:07,973 --> 00:40:09,441
ON EACH CORNER
OF THE BELL.
827
00:40:09,441 --> 00:40:11,577
YOU ONLY NEED
6 OR 7 FEET LONG
828
00:40:11,577 --> 00:40:13,344
IN AN ADULT
TO KILL SOMEBODY.
829
00:40:13,344 --> 00:40:17,415
THAT ANIMAL HAS POTENTIAL
TO KILL 50 PEOPLE
830
00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:20,351
IN UNDER 2 MINUTES.
831
00:40:20,351 --> 00:40:23,188
WE COLLECT SEVERAL MORE
LARGE SPECIMENS
832
00:40:23,188 --> 00:40:25,457
AND HARVEST
THEIR VENOMOUS TENTACLES
833
00:40:25,457 --> 00:40:27,693
FOR MAKING ANTIVENOM
BACK AT THE LAB.
834
00:40:30,462 --> 00:40:32,030
I STILL CAN'T COMPUTE
835
00:40:32,030 --> 00:40:34,032
THE DEADLINESS
OF THE VENOM OF THIS THING.
836
00:40:34,032 --> 00:40:35,767
I MEAN,
THIS IS QUITE A BIG ANIMAL.
837
00:40:35,767 --> 00:40:39,771
AND THIS WOULD KILL
SEVERAL PEOPLE,
838
00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:43,008
AND IN A VERY, VERY SHORT TIME.
839
00:40:43,008 --> 00:40:46,878
SO WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE PLANE CRASH VICTIMS?
840
00:40:46,878 --> 00:40:49,280
SINCE I BELIEVE
THEY MADE IT TO THE BEACH,
841
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,484
THEY COULD'VE BEEN
DEVOURED BY CROCODILES.
842
00:40:52,484 --> 00:40:54,820
BUT IT'S POSSIBLE
THESE GHOSTLY CREATURES
843
00:40:54,820 --> 00:40:57,222
ARE WHAT BROUGHT THEM DOWN.
844
00:40:57,222 --> 00:41:02,193
IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS,
OF COURSE, WE'LL NEVER KNOW.
845
00:41:02,193 --> 00:41:06,965
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE WATER HERE
THAT MAKES IT SO DANGEROUS?
846
00:41:06,965 --> 00:41:09,768
FOR A START, THE WATER
IS VERY WARM.
847
00:41:09,768 --> 00:41:11,803
SO IT'S UNUSUALLY PRODUCTIVE.
848
00:41:11,803 --> 00:41:13,772
AND THIS MEANS
THAT THE APEX PREDATORS
849
00:41:13,772 --> 00:41:15,974
CAN GROW TO GIGANTIC SIZES
850
00:41:15,974 --> 00:41:20,045
WITH MASSIVE MOUTHS
AND POWERFUL JAWS.
851
00:41:20,045 --> 00:41:24,015
FOR ME, IT'S THE COMBINATION
OF BIOCHEMICAL WEAPONS,
852
00:41:24,015 --> 00:41:27,052
THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SUPERPOWERFUL VENOM
853
00:41:27,052 --> 00:41:29,354
WITH NEAR INVISIBILITY,
854
00:41:29,354 --> 00:41:31,657
SURELY THE ULTIMATE
IN CAMOUFLAGE,
855
00:41:31,657 --> 00:41:34,092
THAT IS THE REALLY SCARY THING.
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