Whoops, late to comment! As always, please do share your thoughts on this one I do read all of the comments. I can't believe there are only 5 days left until Christmas - this year has flown by. I hope that you're having a nice build-up to Christmas and stay safe over the weekend. Thank you so much for the support everyone, it doesn't go unappreciated!
Wow, this another great production. You have covered some very interesting cases here. I can spot some correlations, 1. Being that the cruise ship cases seem to be covered over my the companies operating the cruises. 2. In the latter two cases both men were of above normal intelligence. Great video, a lot to digest in this one. Alaska can be an unforgiving place so yea it would be interesting to see some more about this later on. Anyway, have a great Christmas and new year. RgY. 💯👍
Lifelong Alaskan here: one thing to remember is our wilderness is HUGE! Like- crazy huge. Even experienced athletes who come up for events can easily disappear for a number of different reasons. It’s not uncommon at all for people to overestimate their ability to master Mother Nature- She always wins. Secondly, we lost our friend Colin Buness in the Tongass National Forest. Went camping in his kayak, never came home. One family who lives about five miles away from my home lost two sons about ten years apart. Not one clue as to what happened to either. Our land is vast and wild and demands to be respected. It’s not for everyone. Our weather can literally vary by 65degrees in one day, we have All kinds of topography, waterways, hidden geographic anomalies and a wealth or killer wildlife. Simply mistiming a hike could take your life. Last year we had a high school kid get plucked off a well travelled hiking trail by a grizzly bear. It happens. There is a reason it’s called the Last Great Frontier. I wouldn’t live anywhere else.
@Kelli Gray I was born I palmer and lived there until I was 35. I agree that shit happens. Lack of common sense and bad luck could be life threatening fairly quick in the vast wilderness. I mean I survived pre cell phone and I’ve fell thru ice in a pond and been stuck in the silt mud right as tide was coming in both before I was a teenager. I did lose a brother due to a car accident and my best friend drowned in the same year but I feel they were both just bad luck. Idk some of us just have angels looking out for us too.
I’m also Alaskan and I agree. Even doing something simple as a nature hike is dangerous. I once hiked up flat top and almost fell because I slipped on ice.
I was born and raised here in Alaska and can tell you, one of the reasons why so many people go “missing without a trace” is the shear size and accessibility of the area. The weather here can change in an instant and people become disoriented and often travel off course. I grew up in southeast and have been living in the interior for the last 25 years and while both southeast and the interior are vastly different they have a lot in common in terms of weather, land size and accessibility. We have intense terrain that has humbled the most experienced outdoorsmen, who have barely escaped with their lives, or have lost their lives when trying to conquer our land. Our seas are unpredictable, fierce, and freezing cold. We also have wildlife on land and in the sea that will leave no trace of you.
Thank you for your clear and honest explanation of what is going on rather than people's paranormal hypothesis. It's a wilderness with dangerous elements and wildlife! Please stay safe!
This is the truth! Alaskan here. I used to climb in the northwest and got a real eye opener when I moved here. Avalanches are no joke and almost died in one up crowd pass trying to climb mt yukla on the icy falls route. Do not under estimate the remoteness once you leave the road system. And even close to the road system can kill. The water is so cold if you fall in you can die even if you are an Olympic swimmer.
It’s the same in the Rocky Mountains. Weather can change from top to bottom within minutes. Rouge winds. There’s places where cars are just left as no machine can get the out.
People have been disappearing in Alaska since people have been there. Something as simple as getting your matches wet can seal your fate in such a cold place.
*+Adox Artist* And yet, they continually put their tawdry operations at risk. They're as dodgy as fuck and do their utmost to maximise profits over all else. Yes, I realise that's their _raise de'tre_ however, like all big businesses, the individual humans involved, whether staff or customer, are considered of no consequence. The continual undermining of unionised labour, now involving an entire generation who have no concept of what labour unions have given us, has meant no protections for workers and customers alike. Lying for the money is what it's all about.
I live in Palmer, Alaska. My advice…overthink everything if you do anything here. Make emergency packs for everything you do and anywhere you go as well as pack supplies in a backpack and keep it with you at all times. Keep rations and supplies, if you think you are “over-doing it,” then you are actually packing a good amount…you never know with this place
Alaska has so much creep stuff going on. A whole channel can be devoted to Alaska and never run out of content! Thank you for making this super interesting and intriguing video! ☃️❄️🥶🎄⛄️☃️❤️
i have lived alone and remote for 23 years in alaska it's not a place for the untrained and apathetic. had many close calls, and seen a few go down hard. the last frontier is a rough land and the water is more dangerous ...fall in a river here and you're gone in the blink of an eye. i have lived in a place where no other human was within 35 miles . i never saw anything out of the ordinary. fail to respect the wild, and say goodbye.
@Frank Wilson I think Poe is referring to McCandless. I agree to a certain extent, he was very naive, literally a "babe in the woods." I think he experienced a deep loss of faith, of self due to his father's abusive nature, his controlling ways. He met people who helped him and tried to discourage his trip to Alaska but of course we know he didn't listen and died. Book smart, life stupid.
@@PoeLemic having lived an outlaw life im nor sure how much of my past would be ...... shareable. i've lived several lives it seems, from usmc, to outlaw in alaska, rhen served on marijuana advisory board for 3 years after being hunted by cops and thieves for 30 years. so its been a wild ride, aint over yet.
@@johnnorris1615 Glad that you are living "The Life". Yes, I wish more people like you would come onto RUclips and tell your stories. Be nice if you started a Channel and teach all of us what you know. And, even better -- if you told your Life Stories. Most of Americans in the States live boring lives, so be nice if an "Outlaw" like you would educate us on how you've lived, what you've seen, and where you've been. Never know -- you might could sell movie rights one day -- if your Channel took off on YT. One guy on here sold some the rights (I think for -ten- 5 years ... *[Edited] they wanted 10 years but he only gave them 5 years ...* ) on just his current videos to a big network, and he is making $ 1.5 million a year from it. Good money for stuff like that, I'd say.
@@zpasm The number of people missing from cruise ships is impossible to determine, though the FBI may investigate some, it is likely that many missing people go unreported, and little investigation takes place. A UK Criminologist friend who took many cruises with his family, found that security was lacking on even the better known cruise lines. Tossing a body overboard can make finding it more difficult than looking for a needle in a haystack, even when reported to authorities.
As a life long Alaskan and my kids being 5th generation, (all in their 20s) we always have weird disappearances. I’m getting ready to watch. Our 360 acre homestead is in the Wrangell Mountains McCarthy area. We don’t live there full time, as winters are beyond brutal up there. We could we just choose not to. Living 60 miles from Anchorage suits us better in those dark months. I believe that most just get hurt and die, because we are so big, twice the size of Texas and take up most of the USA alone. Rugged and absolutely rawness beautiful, people are too often soft and not prepared. Thanks for this video, we shall see what this perspective is! Ps I do believe in the AK triangle, and our homestead in within it. The great grandparents came from Germany and Norway about 1890 to mine. Alrighty! Let the show begin!
@Nicki AlaskaYogaGirl I was born in Palmer, my mom went to high school in anchorage and my dad came there after he served in vietnam. It does get damn cold in the winter, especially in the mountains. I blame lack of common sense and bad luck for every tragedy in the old last frontier.
TJ Anderson I went to (Robert) Service High school in Anchorage and the hubby East high! My youngest was born in Palmer too. Before they built the new Matsu Regional Hospital in 06. It’s a small world! I actually knew a Carl and Shirley Anderson and their two sons Dave and his brother (can’t recall his name). Any relation? And yeah, the environment, which people underestimate is usually what GETS EM... you have to be prepared, and have a bit of knowledge for sure. When they told the story of the guy with the orange or red bag inflatable (?) wanting to winter over in McCarthy, or the Wrangells, I thought “No way in hell” unless I was at our cabin, which has two wood stoves, and conexs stuffed with Costco food and supplies. Even then it would be difficult! Far too boonie deep out there, far too cold, and far to deep of snow.
My mom had a cousin, that lived in the middle of nowhere, in Alaska, with her husband. The husband disappeared and was never seen again. Their mail and supplies were flown in by one of those small sea planes.
When I lived in Alaska, this native alaskan woman told me and my sister about the Kusdaka* which was a spirit creature and it could shape shift and use voices of people you know to lure you away into the bush an you'll never be seen again. It was told to us in a matter of fact way as if everyone knows about the thing. Like be careful when ur out in the woods because this thing is out there.
1:59 Let me tell ya, if there’s one thing that absolutely wouldn’t entice me to get closer to a body of water it would definitely be hearing humming coming from the deep, dark depths of said frigid water.
It is ALWAYS CREEPY, EERIE, AND SAD WHEN I LISTEN ABOUT THE PPL WHO DISAPPEARED... IT IS BAFFLING. MAYBE, JUST MAYBE ONE DAY EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE ANSWERS.. THX FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK THAT YOU DO TO REPORT THESE DISAPPEARANCES...
Be more than informed. Be accompanied if you venture into the woods... Personally, I take Jesus so I don't have to worry about it unless I get drunk and piss off Dogman! hahaha
@@AverageAmerican I have seen things and know of things; some I've done, others I helped with. And, Jesus won't help in those types of "situations", promise you ...
I had been looking into Cruise Ship disappearances just before your videos came on and some of these people have met foul play , sometimes not just police are investigating but Coast Guard also the FBI and Private Investigators, it’s shocking how many met foul play before they went overboard! I enjoy your channel and your narration. Thank You. Nan WA State
Yes please do another video about Alaska please..this place i dont know much about "411" kind dessaperences.keep up the great work you are doing! Greetings from Greece
Another fine vid mate👍. Creepy/scary and engrossing all the same time. Makes you wonder about what's out there that we don't know about or what's being held back from public knowledge. Keep them coming
I'm VERY interested in a deep dive investigation into weird happenings and disappearances in Alaska. Seriously very excited for what you come up with for this subject in the new year. :) Happy holidays and thank you for the awesome content!
Awesome video. I absolutely loved it and listened intently to every word and enjoyed listening to your voice and killer accent very unique. I feel so fortunate to have discovered your channel and look forward to hearing more. Thank you for such an enjoyable episode.
Thank you for all of the hard work and research you put into all of your videos. Really appreciate the focus you are putting on missing person cases. Alaska is absolutely stunning as well as mesmerizing.
I grew up in Alaska and have been to Seward many times to watch this race. I'm completely baffled as to how this person just vanished. You can see everyone in the race the entire time they are on the mountain. This is one I would love to have an update on in the future.
Love your videos. I have them on while crafting because they're interesting enough to keep you glued, astounded and informed with signposting if you want to find out more. One of the very few channels I trust to do proper research and not exaggerate to make themselves look big and clever, and honest enough to say "I don't know". This humble and interactive approach works and keeps me coming back. I feel like part of a community here. ❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
it's like the missing are either going up into the sky or down and underground before being returned.. if they're returned at all and are still in the same dimension that is!
Cruise ships are notorious for this. When you've got a lot of drunk people out in the middle of the sea, you're going to lose a few overboard, and will be miles away before anyone notices.
The fellow who vanished on Mt. Marathon may well have simply decided to leave his old life behind, finished the race by an alternate path, and never looked back.
@@soylentgreen6082 Yes, and because the body is often rarely recovered, it's quite a good way to murder someone. (It takes hours or even days for the ship to notice someone is missing, by which time they will have travelled some distance.) Also a classic way for someone to fake their own death, although you need someone to pick you up!!!
If i ever fall off a cruise ship especially in Alaska, I hope that I'm dead by the time I reach the water. I think freezing 2 death in an ocean w God knows what the hell is swimming under me would be my worse nightmare!
Although it shouldn't be considered too unusual for many people to go missing inside of the state of Alaska, being twice the national average & the fact some go missing w/o any trace whatsoever should raise some red flags. Being that the entire state is rural, lots of wilderness, lots of predatory animals, lots of land mass, lots of lakes, shorelines & rivers, lots of bad weather, pretty much year round bad weather too. Even so, twice the national average is a very significantly high number.
I don't even buy the "without any trace" line. The real police are a lot more inept than their onscreen counterparts. Their forensics are not as clever as NCIS/CSI, and most of them are no Sherlock Holmes.
Exellent video as always lad.The only bad point I have with you and your videos is now I've got dozens of missing persons cases in my head. I go to sleep wondering what happened and I wake up wondering what happened.Still exellent videos lad.Cheers.
Thank you so much for keeping these stories alive for the LOVING FAMILIES of OUR missing PERSONS, we never know we might discover these missing persons just by going to national parks and recreation. FATHER ALMIGHTY cover all with HOLY GRACE , LOVE AND COMFORT TO ALL THE LOVED ONES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF THEIR MISSING LOVED ONES. WE SHALL NEVER FORGET THEM.
Beautifully done as always. How cold and unforgiving it looks in the context of people dying there. No surprise but still alarming at the lack of responsibility and co-operation exhibited by these heavily lawyered-up cruiseship companies. I will never go on a cruiseship because I can't support how they handle missing passengers universally.
I have seen many videos on this topic. And I like your channel better than the others thank you for doing a great job and bring more light to this subject.
My thoughts of going on a world cruise to celebrate retirement have come to a sudden halt! There’s no way I want to be disappeared by cruise lines in that beautiful but unforgiving desolate area.
I'm moving to Washington state next year and I honestly listen to your videos to hear what has happened to people in hopes to not have the same happen to me. I plan on visiting Alaska and would *love* to know the crazy shit that goes down in those woods.
I recommend steering clear of the northeastern part of the state. At least the woods, anyway. High strangeness in that area. At least in my own experience, anyway.
@@timsproautospallc8973 Some friends and I took our families on a short day hike. We had went looking for a cave that is supposedly up that way, but it was getting late so we stopped at a rest area up there on the side of the highway that has hiking trails. We walked in a short way and I noticed that no one was talking. Not even the kids, which was really unusual. I stopped my friends and asked them if they felt uncomfortable as well, because I had been concentrating on the feeling of being watched. As soon as they told me that they did, we turned around and could not get out of those woods fast enough. Made it back to the parking lot and the feeling did not go away. The feeling was so oppressively thick that my buddy, who was previously in the service, was even on high alert. We never saw a thing, but we didn't have to. I've been a hunter for over 20 years. Ive been nearer to grizzly bears, wolves and cougar than I would have ever chosen to be. This was none of those. We don't know, to this day, what it was but I will tell you this. We all crossed that off the list of places to go day tripping at. Never again. Oh and for the record, we were armed. There were other people there when we go there but they were exiting the loop trail as we were going in. The parking lot was empty by the time that we got back. And on the return home, a short ways from the rest area, I would swear that I saw something on the hillside but I can't be sure so I don't often even mention that part. I'm just saying, this trip was off the charts uncomfortable and was the one that made us decide to quit going there. Like the difference between going into a spooky abandoned house and being a little creeped out, and actually seeing someone squatting in it. More like the latter. That level of uncomfortable comes from knowing that you are on something's radar and it doesn't wish you well. But, take it how you want. I know that telling people about this type of thing is going to get the usual comments of 'probably just a......'. No skin off my rear if people don't want to heed the warning. Im not the first person to talk about that area of the state in that fashion. Oh and also for the record, this was prior to our finding out about the missing 411 and all of that stuff. None of us even had a clue. All we knew in that moment was that whatever it was, it wasn't good and that we needed to leave. That was the group consensus. Even the kids wanted inside the vehicles. My buddy and I stood there, listening and watching, until everyone got in and was ready to go. It was just an overwhelmingly strong feeling. So thick, we could have cut it with a knife and put it on some toast. The kind of situation that makes you feel like you've narrowly escaped danger and leaves you feeling completely drained after the adrenaline wears off.
Alpha Wolf thank you Alpha Wolf for your experiences .. your story fits with first nation ppl who live in these area ... they know a lot more but refuge to tell ! They experience to much negativity from the outside world about there knowledge!
@@idada999 I am Native so maybe I can shed a little light on that for you. The old ones say that there are certain things that we don't talk about, because you might draw them to you. The tales are passed down through the generations but not without ceremonies of protection. When I was young, I never paid much mind to the old stories but as I've aged, I have found that even if they are not more than cautionary tales to keep a keen eye on your surroundings, that is indeed a wise move. And hunting the deep woods as long as I have, you get a distinct sense of when you may be in danger if you pay attention. It's never a good idea to ignore it when you get that feeling. I've been in a situation where my buddy and I had both shot deer and I was running back to the rendezvous point, where we had another person to pick us up. In my excitement, I left my rifle with my buddy while I ran the the mile and a half back to that point to have our other buddy drive closer to where we were at because the trail ran parallel to the road into the area. About halfway between, I got hit with the realization that I had better keep a closer eye on my surroundings. I slowed down and scanned my surroundings but as I did, I watched a big cat drop out of a tree just below the road. I never mentally scolded myself more than in that moment, and had to use everything within me to keep walking at a pace that was slow enough that I wouldn't trigger the cougar's prey instinct. It was a tough one. Even knowing that I was that close to a cat though, even that didn't cause the feeling that we got up there at the rest area. Even coming up on a giant bull moose during rut. Ive had that feeling in other areas of the woods before, while hunting, though. Once I was on a trail next to an area that has been clear cut. I noticed that the woods above me were thick and dark, even with the sun out, but I wasn't bothered by it at first. The trail came to a bottle neck, where the clear cut ended and thick brush was on both sides of the trail. I had taken one step into the thick brush and suddenly, it sounded like the woods exploded right above and behind me, in the thick area. Something extremely large sounded as if it had run up almost to the trail. I saw a single tree moving and it was like time stopped for a second. I carefully weighed my options and the best one was to back out, keeping my rifle ready and face the direction of the tree, because any other way that I had gone would have meant no way to run without wiping out and possibly breaking bones. I got within mere feet from whatever it was that ran up on me and was behind a big blue spruce. I studied the area pretty intensely, trying to figure out what I was dealing with, as I heard no signature animal noise, just heavy breathing. As I backed slowly passed the tree, it was almost as if whatever it was moved to the other side of the tree because no matter how hard I looked, I couldnt see any telltale signs of what animal it was. No ears, no legs, no patches of colored fur. Nothing. But it was still there, up until the point where I made it past the tree and back the way that I had come. After that point, it was just gone. I mean that. It was like it literally just disappeared. No noise from it leaving, no more breathing sounds, nothing at all. I made sure to keep an eye out over my shoulder all the way back to where we had parked at. I believe this was my 2nd closest call and to this day, I still have zero idea of what it was. All I know for certain is that it was definitely there at one point, it was big, it sounded angry, I had crossed into it's territory and as soon as I backed off, so did it. This was on Idaho, up near the Canadian border, which was my old stomping grounds for a long time. Interestingly, that place is geographically in line with many of the other areas that I have had weird things happen in. Like the rest area in Washington state. That whole area, of Idaho and Washington, is excellent hunting, breathtakingly beautiful, dangerous and wild as it gets here in the lower 48 and can be incredibly creepy at the drop of a hat. I've even had weird stuff happen in places that I have hunted for years and never had any sign off strangeness prior. All it takes is once, though. No matter what you believe on what may or may not be out there, it's always a wise idea to exercise caution, go prepared and over all, listen to what your instincts are telling you. They may just save your life. I've had many more experiences than those, but most are pretty anticlimactic. Got a "NO" feeling (which is what I've come to call it) and turned around. Hunting with other people. Do you feel that? Yep. Okay, let's go. I can promise you that it isn't just me. Ive had people with me almost every time. When you know other people are picking up the same feeling, at the same time, you know it's time to go.
When I lived in Alaska, my mailbox disappeared, never saw it again and don't have the first idea about what could have happened. Creepy. And this was not even on a hike.
My friday is Saved! I was here all alone with a couple of beers but No One of nothing to-do and then i see this upload! Awesome! Thank you for uploading! :)
Please consider using a computer voice.....I find my taste for human oratory ...has waned......I think ONE to many Trump speeches, may have contributed.😝
Ikr. He has such a weird intonation to his voice, like he makes the ends of some words go up in tone and it just sounds slightly off, like unnatural and distracting, idk it's probably just an accent but like it's distracting enough to pull me out of the story.
Sounds like a Welsh Computer generated voice to me. They can do dialects now you know. Computers residing in Wales for the last 20 years; and programmed by "locals"!
I live up in Fairbanks. Missing people happen- some of these rivers just swallow people whole, the mud flats by anchorage do the same. You gotta watch out for people who went out there to be left alone, too.
I love the fact that you are confidemt enough to tell people that they are free to press the like OR dislike button. Not that there is reason to dislike the content. It is always interesting. COVID 19 has left me jobless but when the storm is over I will consider Patreon. Thanks for your hard work. You are keeping us all sane! 😎 Please stay safe!
Thanks for the amazing videos! You are definitely my favorite RUclipsr. Really enjoy watching your videos on a daily basis. I think making more videos on Alaska would be amazing! I hope you’re able to find the necessary research to put together a few good vid’s. Thanks again and Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
This stuff scares me and fascinates me at the same time. The one's where there is just no trace frighten me the most... There are not just a couple, there are thousands of disappearances... All over the world. This channel is great and I appreciate your work very much. Thank you for all your video's and hard work researching all these disappearances, and all these unexplained events. You give those involved their respect and I appreciate your non judgemental style. Keep up the amazing work. Big fan!!*
Excellent video as usual Top Mysteries, good narration which isn't always easy and good diction too. Very sad for all concerned and their families but very interesting and informative. People may think me mad but the rate, manner and circumstances of the majority of all these disappearances seem more like they've 'somehow' been spirited away. I find it very hard to disbelieve the hundred's of sightings!
Dammn!, sick video buddy, those cruise ship ones are sketchy AF... An the runner dude.... he can't possibly on that mountain they would have found him. Alaska's SAR is elite an they even had "elite" mountain troops from our airforce. Something happened to that poor dude an I'm sorry, but my inner sense is telling me "high strangeness"
Timothy, I am a longtime Alaskan resident who used to live in Seward where this happened, what you don’t realize is in our summer the vegetation becomes so thick and mountains are so steep wth so many ravines plus most of our areas are so remote plus you can step off a main trail up here and get lost or simply fall off a cliff. People go out for a hike or fishing or hunting up here and every year you here about people disappearing up here. Plus a lot of times it’s bear related!
Anyone who has ventured into the wilderness can tell you, there are a great many ways a person can disappear without a trace. No paranormal explanation is needed. The was a young woman, an employee in the hotel who vanished without a trace one day. She was found, 20 years later, having fallen into a deep crack in the mountain, breaking her leg and finally starving to death. She was found less than 200 feet from the hotel where she had worked, and was less than 200 feet from were people passed every day for 2-6 weeks (the time it takes to die in such a situation) yet no one heard her cries for help. She was found when another park employee slipped and fell into the same hole, but this person was with other's who saw them fall and call for rescue. The person who fell just slipped on a patch of ice and also broke their leg.
Eric Taylor Don’t get me wrong there are most definitely a great many ways someone can disappear without any paranormal explanation, but what about how bodies of the missing are often found in relatively good condition in areas previously searched with no discernible cause of death? What about how tracking dogs often can’t track or refuse to track? Specially there was a case Paulides covered in his Western American book (I can’t remember the exact name of the case), where a group of mountain climbers were scaling a cliff (the only way was up or down) and they felt the line go slack and one of the climbers had simply disappeared? There are just too many unexplainable factors in these cases that allow for a natural cause in my eyes
The wilderness is full or marked and unmarked hazards, even if you are experienced, you have only your self and your hiking companions to give aid. Lots of miles with no cell service.
The Inuit “monster” sounds like a (probably now extinct) giant sloth: face of a woman, green skin/fur (moss), and long fingernails - plus the size of a small person.
They have a statue of a giant sloth in far southern Chile, life-sized, based on skeletons found in the area. They were really large. It's probably around 15 ft. tall from what I remember.
People disappearing in the most remote US state is no mystery in the general sense. There is a lot of wilderness there and not many people, rough & dangerous country, bears that will kill you, brutal winters and seismic activity. That and common-or-garden murderers. One would expect more people to disappear in Alaska than Delaware - it is a matter of size, infrastructure and population.
I knew someone who worked on one immediately after we graduated HS years ago. She did so for one year and came back WITHOUT any stories or happy memories. Never would tell us but has never spoken well of cruise lines.
@@ladonnad.steele2470 Hell, I’d rather encounter a black bear than a sow with her calf. Holy Crap, that sow will destroy you and everything else near you lol.
I always look forward to your work and appreciate you bud. Also really like that you are personal and will banter/converse in the comments. Merry Christmas from Tampa Florida mate 😃
Excellent video Adam! These cold, creepy, icy Alaskan tales are fascinating and so puzzling, especially Paul the runner, can only think he was either snatched up or swallowed down, it's that bizarre! Thanks for your great work, much appreciated.
He absolutely got "abducted", what else seriously could have happened? If he were on that mountain they would've without a doubt found him. He's gone, in another dimension god knows what happened to that poor dude, but make no mistake something's being gone down out in the forests these days...
@@timsproautospallc8973 You don't need to invoke the paranormal for everything that goes on in the boondocks. You might as well say all the drug dealers and prostitutes who are murdered in cities and never found are going into other dimensions, instead of being victims of their circumstances.
@@anonb4632 well to be "scientifically" correct portals do exist I'm not saying that this dude 100% walked into one what I'm saying is that it's possible an I'm sure at least a few of these cases that's been the circumstance, however I've also researched intel on other things going on so it's NOT just that. I also believe there are some sort of entities snatching people as well especially the kids an I have my own theories that I've not heard to much about. As far as the cities go there absolutely have been "puzzling" disappearances as well where that's a whole nother ball game
@@timsproautospallc8973 It's really easy to go missing in a forest or wilderness. In fact, I lose friends even in supermarkets these days. I have to phone them to find them. It can take less than thirty seconds to lose someone by ordinary means. There are a lot of stories of portals, but no scientist has come out and said they've proven the existence of one.
Pffft !! I always knew my mum was full of crap when she said " go play outside , it,s good for you" . No one ever went missing sat inside watching cartoons
Another truly fresh and perplexing video it's truly amazing how you have time to create so many Epic stories this is my favorite channel. And would absolutely love to hear more stories about Alaska's triangle and park's so please do them I'm already excited about the ideal of it. And last but certainly not least Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family and friends and God bless you. Sincerely Prospect Spider
David Paulides has many years in police sciences and has been investigating many strange disappearances from national parks that defy explanation , and are covered up by the heads of the park service . like 3 mountain climbers on the face of a mountain and the rope going slack with 20 feet separating them with no wheres to go but up or down and where they started from was flat and open so if he fell they would have seen him very easily they would have seen him or even heard him no cracks were where they had climbed he never passed the other two ,where did this man go it seamed like he melted into the mountain face !!!!! And David has found all kinds of strange disappearances that are covered up or even lied about by the park services . It makes one think they may know what is happening to these people and ones that are found alive either cant remember where they were or have really strange story to tell that seem unbelievable !!!!
@henree simp In my prior life, I was in military for 25 years, and I had the job of "cleaning up" issues, like with people who decide not to "keep quiet". Yes, Phil was an inside job.
Could it be that Paul was buried alive by mud and shale? It was wet and raining plus melting snow that day? Is it possible that he slipped into a hole?
I could you see that, however I believe those rangers or troopers know that land pretty well an if you recall after autumn there they'd have visibility, but they found NOTHING not even tiniest hint he was there. So yeah he's not on that mountain cadaver dogs even combed it, something clearly unusual happened. Those cruise ship ones are creepy AF though...
Great video, sir!! I have had a long standing love affair with Alaska, so I am drawn to any and all stories and articles about this rugged beautiful and mysterious land! If you are as fascinated with Alaska as I am, may I recommend a tv series called Life Below Zero? I’ve watched every single episode of this series which follows a handful of different people and families who choose to live in the Arctic Circle. You’ll love it! Merry Christmas Mr. T.M.!!!
I was almost one of these unlucky souls i was hiking on a ridge above a glacier when the shale ridge totally gave way leaving me hanging onto a vertical rock face with a great yawning crevasse below me where the glacier curled away from the mountainside. I would've fallen under the glacier If I hadn't clung to that vertical face. From there I slowly shimmied along, practically with my finger and toenails, until I could get to part of the Mountainside where the slope became more gradual and could clamber back onto the broad ridge. I knew that area well, I guess I became too relaxed about the whole thing. I don't think anyone would've been able to find me if I fell under that glacier.
Enjoyed the content! I'm born and raised Alaskan currently living in a tiny ski town and I truly enjoy fun theories into how people "disappear" here. It's always more enjoyable than the truth (which is without a doubt from the elements or wildlife). Stay healthy friend!💕
Thank you for all the great videos you have given us throughout the year. Have a very happy and merry Christmas and also best wishes for the new year. PS: some videos exclusively about Alaska and its mysteries would be nice but maybe 1 or 2 cases at a time with really in-depth research would be better than 3 or 5 just skimmed over; just a thought. Thanks.❤️
Hey Aileen thank you for the kind words, and my preference is to make very detailed reports on just one or two cases, see the video on Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, but unfortunately it's not always possible because for these more rural disappearances there's often a lack of information and I spend hours digging up what I can
Nine months of unimaginable cold and horrific weather and 2000+ people going missing every year? Nope. Just NOPE. Never lost anything up there. Not going to either. Will enjoy Alaska with my big screen in Fla. thanks.
Thomas, As a longtime Alaskan, I will continue to see the most incredible wilderness,wildlife, scenery, fishing,outdoors etc... you enjoy that traffic, crime, humidity,etc... chew on those facts, your ignorant!!! Kiss my Alaskan ass!
Alaska is so vast that many different weather systems exist. In South Central and Interior Alaska spring, summer and fall have lots of beautiful weather, nine months of horrible weather and extreme cold is a serious exaggeration. Summers are wonderful up there. Those numbers don't tell the whole story either. Many of those people are runaways who return. Many of those people who are reported missing for various reasons are found or misreported. The numbers and legends certainly don't tell the whole story and truth of things. Lots of misunderstanding here.
Thomas, you as so many uninformed lower 48 folks have no clue how it really is up here in Alaska, you said three months of good weather? Your clueless! Alaska is so huge with such different topography from region to region, we have the largest “intact temporate rainforest on earth”, the Tongass in Southeast Alaska, the treeless volcanic Aleutian chain islands over 1,000 miles in length from our mainland, approx 100.000 glaciers, temperatures around 90 in the interior during June, July,and August, more coastline then the rest of the USA combined, most of which is sparsely populated wilderness,etc.... I could go on and on, please stay in Florida,we already have enough clueless transplants up here!
@@troyottosen8722 I said nine months of horrific weather. Glad you like it. Me? I never lost anything up there. I still hate miserable cold weather. You are welcome to my portion.
Top Mysteries always gives us the goid stuff! another great video! Paul's case is so strange! why didn't any one of the people that washed around for everyone else to make it to the top, once seeing he hadn't, decide to wait for him, or go back up with him?
It is sad to hear of all of these disappearances. Unfortunately, as beautiful our great country is, there exist various dangers, and if people go out alone, they run a great risk. The cruise ship stories are getting more worrisome and it seems that they need a stronger safety system. With so many passengers, there ought to be enough security employees available. I enjoy your stories, and wish all the lost people rest and their families a resolution. PEACE to all.
Whoops, late to comment! As always, please do share your thoughts on this one I do read all of the comments. I can't believe there are only 5 days left until Christmas - this year has flown by. I hope that you're having a nice build-up to Christmas and stay safe over the weekend. Thank you so much for the support everyone, it doesn't go unappreciated!
TM thank you for your vids all the best for the festive season.
When time starts to fly it means yer gettin old! Welcome to the club!
Wow, this another great production. You have covered some very interesting cases here. I can spot some correlations, 1. Being that the cruise ship cases seem to be covered over my the companies operating the cruises. 2. In the latter two cases both men were of above normal intelligence. Great video, a lot to digest in this one. Alaska can be an unforgiving place so yea it would be interesting to see some more about this later on. Anyway, have a great Christmas and new year. RgY. 💯👍
Another Fantastic Video. I LOVE the photography in your videos, which IMO are second to NONE. Great work.
@@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence Time flown, never mind flying 🤣🤣😜
Lifelong Alaskan here: one thing to remember is our wilderness is HUGE! Like- crazy huge. Even experienced athletes who come up for events can easily disappear for a number of different reasons. It’s not uncommon at all for people to overestimate their ability to master Mother Nature- She always wins. Secondly, we lost our friend Colin Buness in the Tongass National Forest. Went camping in his kayak, never came home. One family who lives about five miles away from my home lost two sons about ten years apart. Not one clue as to what happened to either. Our land is vast and wild and demands to be respected. It’s not for everyone. Our weather can literally vary by 65degrees in one day, we have All kinds of topography, waterways, hidden geographic anomalies and a wealth or killer wildlife. Simply mistiming a hike could take your life. Last year we had a high school kid get plucked off a well travelled hiking trail by a grizzly bear. It happens. There is a reason it’s called the Last Great Frontier. I wouldn’t live anywhere else.
Wow... very interesting. Even think about leaving ? Or do you want to move away?
Kelli Gray Living in Alaska too. Absolutely agree with your statement.
@Kelli Gray I was born I palmer and lived there until I was 35. I agree that shit happens. Lack of common sense and bad luck could be life threatening fairly quick in the vast wilderness. I mean I survived pre cell phone and I’ve fell thru ice in a pond and been stuck in the silt mud right as tide was coming in both before I was a teenager. I did lose a brother due to a car accident and my best friend drowned in the same year but I feel they were both just bad luck. Idk some of us just have angels looking out for us too.
brave people to live there.. couldn't pay me to -i'm a city dweller chicken shhht
I’m also Alaskan and I agree. Even doing something simple as a nature hike is dangerous. I once hiked up flat top and almost fell because I slipped on ice.
I was born and raised here in Alaska and can tell you, one of the reasons why so many people go “missing without a trace” is the shear size and accessibility of the area. The weather here can change in an instant and people become disoriented and often travel off course.
I grew up in southeast and have been living in the interior for the last 25 years and while both southeast and the interior are vastly different they have a lot in common in terms of weather, land size and accessibility.
We have intense terrain that has humbled the most experienced outdoorsmen, who have barely escaped with their lives, or have lost their lives when trying to conquer our land. Our seas are unpredictable, fierce, and freezing cold. We also have wildlife on land and in the sea that will leave no trace of you.
Thank you for your clear and honest explanation of what is going on rather than people's paranormal hypothesis.
It's a wilderness with dangerous elements and wildlife!
Please stay safe!
This is the truth! Alaskan here. I used to climb in the northwest and got a real eye opener when I moved here. Avalanches are no joke and almost died in one up crowd pass trying to climb mt yukla on the icy falls route. Do not under estimate the remoteness once you leave the road system. And even close to the road system can kill. The water is so cold if you fall in you can die even if you are an Olympic swimmer.
Where in the Interior? I lived in the Interior for several years.
Yep. Where in SE, me too. Living in South Central now but hope to go home one day.
It’s the same in the Rocky Mountains. Weather can change from top to bottom within minutes. Rouge winds. There’s places where cars are just left as no machine can get the out.
People have been disappearing in Alaska since people have been there. Something as simple as getting your matches wet can seal your fate in such a cold place.
Sounds like cruise ship companies' main priority is avoiding lawsuits.
Or to calm the people to protect there profit margins
BINGO. Don't forget the bad press issue. Don't want to lower your sales... right? :/
@@JEFFREYWILSONMESSER 1krķķY,
*+Adox Artist*
And yet, they continually put their tawdry operations at risk. They're as dodgy as fuck and do their utmost to maximise profits over all else. Yes, I realise that's their _raise de'tre_ however, like all big businesses, the individual humans involved, whether staff or customer, are considered of no consequence. The continual undermining of unionised labour, now involving an entire generation who have no concept of what labour unions have given us, has meant no protections for workers and customers alike. Lying for the money is what it's all about.
@Frank Wilson And companies do?
I live in Palmer, Alaska. My advice…overthink everything if you do anything here. Make emergency packs for everything you do and anywhere you go as well as pack supplies in a backpack and keep it with you at all times. Keep rations and supplies, if you think you are “over-doing it,” then you are actually packing a good amount…you never know with this place
Alaska has so much creep stuff going on. A whole channel can be devoted to Alaska and never run out of content! Thank you for making this super interesting and intriguing video! ☃️❄️🥶🎄⛄️☃️❤️
So many people go missing!
Rapture Angel yea they certainly do
Stop Alaska BASHING!....it's bad enough you gals using your hair dryers are causing the glaciers to melt!🙈
Brett Robinson I would love to visit Alaska! And omg hahahahaha
HAL TheBirdLady I love everything creepy and intriguing. I absolutely would love to go. Forgot to mention I love the cold weather and snow
Top Mysteries is the TOP quality Videos of its kind on RUclips. IMO.
i have lived alone and remote for 23 years in alaska it's not a place for the untrained and apathetic. had many close calls, and seen a few go down hard. the last frontier is a rough land and the water is more dangerous ...fall in a river here and you're gone in the blink of an eye. i have lived in a place where no other human was within 35 miles . i never saw anything out of the ordinary. fail to respect the wild, and say goodbye.
John, I wish you'd make a channel and tell us all about your Alaskan story and all of your Journeys. I love the Bus-Guy's story, forgot his name.
@Frank Wilson I think Poe is referring to McCandless. I agree to a certain extent, he was very naive, literally a "babe in the woods." I think he experienced a deep loss of faith, of self due to his father's abusive nature, his controlling ways. He met people who helped him and tried to discourage his trip to Alaska but of course we know he didn't listen and died. Book smart, life stupid.
@@dd317 You are correct. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless ... Thank you for remembering.
@@PoeLemic having lived an outlaw life im nor sure how much of my past would be ...... shareable. i've lived several lives it seems, from usmc, to outlaw in alaska, rhen served on marijuana advisory board for 3 years after being hunted by cops and thieves for 30 years. so its been a wild ride, aint over yet.
@@johnnorris1615 Glad that you are living "The Life". Yes, I wish more people like you would come onto RUclips and tell your stories. Be nice if you started a Channel and teach all of us what you know. And, even better -- if you told your Life Stories. Most of Americans in the States live boring lives, so be nice if an "Outlaw" like you would educate us on how you've lived, what you've seen, and where you've been. Never know -- you might could sell movie rights one day -- if your Channel took off on YT. One guy on here sold some the rights (I think for -ten- 5 years ... *[Edited] they wanted 10 years but he only gave them 5 years ...* ) on just his current videos to a big network, and he is making $ 1.5 million a year from it. Good money for stuff like that, I'd say.
My takeaway from this: Alaskan cruise ships are suicide missions.
I took one and came back unscathed, I guess I must be one of the lucky ones, lol.
Not just Alaskan cruise ships, many folk disappear from cruise ships all over the world.
@@sjordan7085 Many? In relation to what? Probably 50 million ppl plus that go on cruises every year and like, 10, go missing? XD
@@zpasm The number of people missing from cruise ships is impossible to determine, though the FBI may investigate some, it is likely that many missing people go unreported, and little investigation takes place. A UK Criminologist friend who took many cruises with his family, found that security was lacking on even the better known cruise lines. Tossing a body overboard can make finding it more difficult than looking for a needle in a haystack, even when reported to authorities.
Only if you show us disrespect...then you deserve what you get!!!
I was born and raised in Alaska, and I would love to hear as much as you wish to post. Keep up the good work!
I'm sure you have great stories as well.
Ok serial killer
As a life long Alaskan and my kids being 5th generation, (all in their 20s) we always have weird disappearances. I’m getting ready to watch. Our 360 acre homestead is in the Wrangell Mountains McCarthy area. We don’t live there full time, as winters are beyond brutal up there. We could we just choose not to. Living 60 miles from Anchorage suits us better in those dark months. I believe that most just get hurt and die, because we are so big, twice the size of Texas and take up most of the USA alone. Rugged and absolutely rawness beautiful, people are too often soft and not prepared. Thanks for this video, we shall see what this perspective is! Ps I do believe in the AK triangle, and our homestead in within it. The great grandparents came from Germany and Norway about 1890 to mine. Alrighty! Let the show begin!
@Nicki AlaskaYogaGirl I was born in Palmer, my mom went to high school in anchorage and my dad came there after he served in vietnam. It does get damn cold in the winter, especially in the mountains. I blame lack of common sense and bad luck for every tragedy in the old last frontier.
TJ Anderson I went to (Robert) Service High school in Anchorage and the hubby East high! My youngest was born in Palmer too. Before they built the new Matsu Regional Hospital in 06. It’s a small world! I actually knew a Carl and Shirley Anderson and their two sons Dave and his brother (can’t recall his name). Any relation? And yeah, the environment, which people underestimate is usually what GETS EM... you have to be prepared, and have a bit of knowledge for sure. When they told the story of the guy with the orange or red bag inflatable (?) wanting to winter over in McCarthy, or the Wrangells, I thought “No way in hell” unless I was at our cabin, which has two wood stoves, and conexs stuffed with Costco food and supplies. Even then it would be difficult! Far too boonie deep out there, far too cold, and far to deep of snow.
My mom had a cousin, that lived in the middle of nowhere, in Alaska, with her husband. The husband disappeared and was never seen again. Their mail and supplies were flown in by one of those small sea planes.
so finish the story, ..how did she get out
Cat Dude I have a theory that as long as we take animals for our sustainence, we as people will be taken for sustainence.
we are not the top of the food chain here.
@@johnnorris1615 most people don't take the saying (what comes around gos around) seriously!!
Your cousin killed him. Simple.
When I lived in Alaska, this native alaskan woman told me and my sister about the Kusdaka* which was a spirit creature and it could shape shift and use voices of people you know to lure you away into the bush an you'll never be seen again. It was told to us in a matter of fact way as if everyone knows about the thing. Like be careful when ur out in the woods because this thing is out there.
Yep, the Kushtaka stories are always told to us as kids. They still get to me and I side eye every River otter.
and if that creature is that powerful, why it gotta lure you out? can just swarm you in your home can't it?
1:59 Let me tell ya, if there’s one thing that absolutely wouldn’t entice me to get closer to a body of water it would definitely be hearing humming coming from the deep, dark depths of said frigid water.
Listening to David Paulides again
It is ALWAYS CREEPY, EERIE, AND SAD WHEN I LISTEN ABOUT THE PPL WHO DISAPPEARED... IT IS BAFFLING. MAYBE, JUST MAYBE ONE DAY EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE ANSWERS..
THX FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK THAT YOU DO TO REPORT THESE DISAPPEARANCES...
I do not enjoy these tragedies but, because they do happen, I enjoy being informed.
Be more than informed. Be accompanied if you venture into the woods... Personally, I take Jesus so I don't have to worry about it unless I get drunk and piss off Dogman! hahaha
Exactly!
@@AverageAmerican I have seen things and know of things; some I've done, others I helped with. And, Jesus won't help in those types of "situations", promise you ...
@@PoeLemic So you've cornered the market on situations Jesus will answer as a servant calls His name for help? Can you elaborate?
@@PoeLemic LMFAOOOOO You’re ridiculous 😂 You don’t know a fraction of what you think you do 😂
I had been looking into Cruise Ship disappearances just before your videos came on and some of these people have met foul play , sometimes not just police are investigating but Coast Guard also the FBI and Private Investigators, it’s shocking how many met foul play before they went overboard! I enjoy your channel and your narration. Thank You. Nan WA State
Yes please do another video about Alaska please..this place i dont know much about "411" kind dessaperences.keep up the great work you are doing!
Greetings from Greece
Yeeeees been waiting for this one!!! You should absolutely do a video on the Alaska triangle. I grew up smack in the middle of it.
Definitely expect it in January 👍
Top Mysteries awesome!!!!! :D
Another fine vid mate👍. Creepy/scary and engrossing all the same time. Makes you wonder about what's out there that we don't know about or what's being held back from public knowledge. Keep them coming
Here, here!!
I'm VERY interested in a deep dive investigation into weird happenings and disappearances in Alaska. Seriously very excited for what you come up with for this subject in the new year. :) Happy holidays and thank you for the awesome content!
look at/into disappearances at/around Nome...
Lay Lines have been reported in Alaska - a bit like the Bermuda Triangle !!!!
Me 2
I’m from Alaska. Thank you so much for making a video about the cases here.
Awesome video. I absolutely loved it and listened intently to every word and enjoyed listening to your voice and killer accent very unique. I feel so fortunate to have discovered your channel and look forward to hearing more. Thank you for such an enjoyable episode.
Thank you for all of the hard work and research you put into all of your videos. Really appreciate the focus you are putting on missing person cases. Alaska is absolutely stunning as well as mesmerizing.
I grew up in Alaska and have been to Seward many times to watch this race. I'm completely baffled as to how this person just vanished. You can see everyone in the race the entire time they are on the mountain. This is one I would love to have an update on in the future.
Simple he struggled over the mountain just out of sight of the judges and of the other competitors and a Thunderbird grabbed him ?
@@nicholaswilliams4336 😏
Love your videos. I have them on while crafting because they're interesting enough to keep you glued, astounded and informed with signposting if you want to find out more. One of the very few channels I trust to do proper research and not exaggerate to make themselves look big and clever, and honest enough to say "I don't know". This humble and interactive approach works and keeps me coming back. I feel like part of a community here. ❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Heya Nurse Jawa, thank you so much for the kind words, I sure try to do them justice. Thank you ❤️👍🏻
it's like the missing are either going up into the sky or down and underground before being returned.. if they're returned at all and are still in the same dimension that is!
Portals perhaps ????
I like your way of thinking
Half of this video is cruise lines covering their asses and saying these deaths are suicides haha, great video mate keep it up👍🏻
@David Parry That is the most brainless thing that I have heard in a long time!
Cruise ships are notorious for this. When you've got a lot of drunk people out in the middle of the sea, you're going to lose a few overboard, and will be miles away before anyone notices.
Pushing people off ships is a surprisingly common form of murder.
The fellow who vanished on Mt. Marathon may well have simply decided to leave his old life behind, finished the race by an alternate path, and never looked back.
@@soylentgreen6082 Yes, and because the body is often rarely recovered, it's quite a good way to murder someone. (It takes hours or even days for the ship to notice someone is missing, by which time they will have travelled some distance.) Also a classic way for someone to fake their own death, although you need someone to pick you up!!!
If i ever fall off a cruise ship especially in Alaska, I hope that I'm dead by the time I reach the water. I think freezing 2 death in an ocean w God knows what the hell is swimming under me would be my worse nightmare!
A friendly killer whale might take pity and save you
Lmbao
@@unknownuser-fv2lq If really lucky that whale Jona kept will come along and invite you to shelter for the time being
You might meet a friendly megalodon
You die very quickly in freezing water...
Although it shouldn't be considered too unusual for many people to go missing inside of the state of Alaska, being twice the national average & the fact some go missing w/o any trace whatsoever should raise some red flags. Being that the entire state is rural, lots of wilderness, lots of predatory animals, lots of land mass, lots of lakes, shorelines & rivers, lots of bad weather, pretty much year round bad weather too. Even so, twice the national average is a very significantly high number.
No
I don't even buy the "without any trace" line. The real police are a lot more inept than their onscreen counterparts. Their forensics are not as clever as NCIS/CSI, and most of them are no Sherlock Holmes.
doc dave murdered
@@anonb4632 True!
Exellent video as always lad.The only bad point I have with you and your videos is now I've got dozens of missing persons cases in my head. I go to sleep wondering what happened and I wake up wondering what happened.Still exellent videos lad.Cheers.
This is one of my favourite channels. Great content
Cheers Stewart
Thank you so much for keeping these stories alive for the LOVING FAMILIES of OUR missing PERSONS, we never know we might discover these missing persons just by going to national parks and recreation. FATHER ALMIGHTY cover all with HOLY GRACE , LOVE AND COMFORT TO ALL THE LOVED ONES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF THEIR MISSING LOVED ONES. WE SHALL NEVER FORGET THEM.
Beautifully done as always. How cold and unforgiving it looks in the context of people dying there. No surprise but still alarming at the lack of responsibility and co-operation exhibited by these heavily lawyered-up cruiseship companies. I will never go on a cruiseship because I can't support how they handle missing passengers universally.
very good that you mentioned this,it doesn't get enough focus and was something i was never aware of until recently....
Yeah I don't mind taking on some risk but I don't want to support or rely on companies that behave like that
I have seen many videos on this topic. And I like your channel better than the others thank you for doing a great job and bring more light to this subject.
My thoughts of going on a world cruise to celebrate retirement have come to a sudden halt! There’s no way I want to be disappeared by cruise lines in that beautiful but unforgiving desolate area.
I'm moving to Washington state next year and I honestly listen to your videos to hear what has happened to people in hopes to not have the same happen to me. I plan on visiting Alaska and would *love* to know the crazy shit that goes down in those woods.
I recommend steering clear of the northeastern part of the state. At least the woods, anyway. High strangeness in that area. At least in my own experience, anyway.
@@ThisAlphaWolf care to share anyone "experience" with me???
@@timsproautospallc8973 Some friends and I took our families on a short day hike. We had went looking for a cave that is supposedly up that way, but it was getting late so we stopped at a rest area up there on the side of the highway that has hiking trails. We walked in a short way and I noticed that no one was talking. Not even the kids, which was really unusual. I stopped my friends and asked them if they felt uncomfortable as well, because I had been concentrating on the feeling of being watched. As soon as they told me that they did, we turned around and could not get out of those woods fast enough. Made it back to the parking lot and the feeling did not go away. The feeling was so oppressively thick that my buddy, who was previously in the service, was even on high alert. We never saw a thing, but we didn't have to. I've been a hunter for over 20 years. Ive been nearer to grizzly bears, wolves and cougar than I would have ever chosen to be. This was none of those. We don't know, to this day, what it was but I will tell you this. We all crossed that off the list of places to go day tripping at. Never again. Oh and for the record, we were armed. There were other people there when we go there but they were exiting the loop trail as we were going in. The parking lot was empty by the time that we got back. And on the return home, a short ways from the rest area, I would swear that I saw something on the hillside but I can't be sure so I don't often even mention that part. I'm just saying, this trip was off the charts uncomfortable and was the one that made us decide to quit going there. Like the difference between going into a spooky abandoned house and being a little creeped out, and actually seeing someone squatting in it. More like the latter. That level of uncomfortable comes from knowing that you are on something's radar and it doesn't wish you well. But, take it how you want. I know that telling people about this type of thing is going to get the usual comments of 'probably just a......'. No skin off my rear if people don't want to heed the warning. Im not the first person to talk about that area of the state in that fashion. Oh and also for the record, this was prior to our finding out about the missing 411 and all of that stuff. None of us even had a clue. All we knew in that moment was that whatever it was, it wasn't good and that we needed to leave. That was the group consensus. Even the kids wanted inside the vehicles. My buddy and I stood there, listening and watching, until everyone got in and was ready to go. It was just an overwhelmingly strong feeling. So thick, we could have cut it with a knife and put it on some toast. The kind of situation that makes you feel like you've narrowly escaped danger and leaves you feeling completely drained after the adrenaline wears off.
Alpha Wolf thank you Alpha Wolf for your experiences .. your story fits with first nation ppl who live in these area ... they know a lot more but refuge to tell ! They experience to much negativity from the outside world about there knowledge!
@@idada999 I am Native so maybe I can shed a little light on that for you. The old ones say that there are certain things that we don't talk about, because you might draw them to you. The tales are passed down through the generations but not without ceremonies of protection. When I was young, I never paid much mind to the old stories but as I've aged, I have found that even if they are not more than cautionary tales to keep a keen eye on your surroundings, that is indeed a wise move. And hunting the deep woods as long as I have, you get a distinct sense of when you may be in danger if you pay attention. It's never a good idea to ignore it when you get that feeling. I've been in a situation where my buddy and I had both shot deer and I was running back to the rendezvous point, where we had another person to pick us up. In my excitement, I left my rifle with my buddy while I ran the the mile and a half back to that point to have our other buddy drive closer to where we were at because the trail ran parallel to the road into the area. About halfway between, I got hit with the realization that I had better keep a closer eye on my surroundings. I slowed down and scanned my surroundings but as I did, I watched a big cat drop out of a tree just below the road. I never mentally scolded myself more than in that moment, and had to use everything within me to keep walking at a pace that was slow enough that I wouldn't trigger the cougar's prey instinct. It was a tough one. Even knowing that I was that close to a cat though, even that didn't cause the feeling that we got up there at the rest area. Even coming up on a giant bull moose during rut. Ive had that feeling in other areas of the woods before, while hunting, though. Once I was on a trail next to an area that has been clear cut. I noticed that the woods above me were thick and dark, even with the sun out, but I wasn't bothered by it at first. The trail came to a bottle neck, where the clear cut ended and thick brush was on both sides of the trail. I had taken one step into the thick brush and suddenly, it sounded like the woods exploded right above and behind me, in the thick area. Something extremely large sounded as if it had run up almost to the trail. I saw a single tree moving and it was like time stopped for a second. I carefully weighed my options and the best one was to back out, keeping my rifle ready and face the direction of the tree, because any other way that I had gone would have meant no way to run without wiping out and possibly breaking bones. I got within mere feet from whatever it was that ran up on me and was behind a big blue spruce. I studied the area pretty intensely, trying to figure out what I was dealing with, as I heard no signature animal noise, just heavy breathing. As I backed slowly passed the tree, it was almost as if whatever it was moved to the other side of the tree because no matter how hard I looked, I couldnt see any telltale signs of what animal it was. No ears, no legs, no patches of colored fur. Nothing. But it was still there, up until the point where I made it past the tree and back the way that I had come. After that point, it was just gone. I mean that. It was like it literally just disappeared. No noise from it leaving, no more breathing sounds, nothing at all. I made sure to keep an eye out over my shoulder all the way back to where we had parked at. I believe this was my 2nd closest call and to this day, I still have zero idea of what it was. All I know for certain is that it was definitely there at one point, it was big, it sounded angry, I had crossed into it's territory and as soon as I backed off, so did it. This was on Idaho, up near the Canadian border, which was my old stomping grounds for a long time. Interestingly, that place is geographically in line with many of the other areas that I have had weird things happen in. Like the rest area in Washington state. That whole area, of Idaho and Washington, is excellent hunting, breathtakingly beautiful, dangerous and wild as it gets here in the lower 48 and can be incredibly creepy at the drop of a hat. I've even had weird stuff happen in places that I have hunted for years and never had any sign off strangeness prior. All it takes is once, though. No matter what you believe on what may or may not be out there, it's always a wise idea to exercise caution, go prepared and over all, listen to what your instincts are telling you. They may just save your life. I've had many more experiences than those, but most are pretty anticlimactic. Got a "NO" feeling (which is what I've come to call it) and turned around. Hunting with other people. Do you feel that? Yep. Okay, let's go. I can promise you that it isn't just me. Ive had people with me almost every time. When you know other people are picking up the same feeling, at the same time, you know it's time to go.
When I lived in Alaska, my mailbox disappeared, never saw it again and don't have the first idea about what could have happened. Creepy. And this was not even on a hike.
Wow....was it teenagers? Did you ask around?.
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My friday is Saved! I was here all alone with a couple of beers but No One of nothing to-do and then i see this upload! Awesome! Thank you for uploading! :)
I've been to Seward and seen the Mt. Marathon race. It's always run on the 4th of July. It is an absolute mad dash. Incredible fun.
Thank you, I can hear your effort to change up the cadence of your narration, much better, keep it up!! Appreciate your work. Happy Holidays.
I love the subtle terrifying background music!
Me 2
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I would love for you to create," The Missing-Alaska Mysteries." Series
Thank you!
Ditto!!
Very interested in more alaska content sir.
You got it 👍
Excellent information so professional put together, thanks.
You have such a pleasant voice! It's a joy to listen to your narrations. Thanks for all your hard work. Merry Christmas!!
Please consider using a computer voice.....I find my taste for human oratory ...has waned......I think ONE to many Trump speeches, may have contributed.😝
You gotta be kidding me. His voice is very irritating to listen to because hes not speaking normally especially the way he ends his sentences.
Ikr. He has such a weird intonation to his voice, like he makes the ends of some words go up in tone and it just sounds slightly off, like unnatural and distracting, idk it's probably just an accent but like it's distracting enough to pull me out of the story.
Sounds like a Welsh Computer generated voice to me. They can do dialects now you know. Computers residing in Wales for the last 20 years; and programmed by "locals"!
I love the photography, it adds a really good dimension to the compelling stories & accounts
I live up in Fairbanks. Missing people happen- some of these rivers just swallow people whole, the mud flats by anchorage do the same.
You gotta watch out for people who went out there to be left alone, too.
Thanks for sharing... what are the mudflats? Sinking sad type thing?
Why watch out for those people? Thanks!
Oh yes, I have definitely had my share of those encounters over the years.
The best channel on RUclips!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love the fact that you are confidemt enough to tell people that they are free to press the like OR dislike button. Not that there is reason to dislike the content. It is always interesting. COVID 19 has left me jobless but when the storm is over I will consider Patreon. Thanks for your hard work. You are keeping us all sane! 😎 Please stay safe!
Another great video!!!!! and yet again the troublesome weirdness of the removal of shoes appears....
Thanks for the amazing videos! You are definitely my favorite RUclipsr. Really enjoy watching your videos on a daily basis. I think making more videos on Alaska would be amazing! I hope you’re able to find the necessary research to put together a few good vid’s. Thanks again and Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Compulsive viewing! Man, your videos are only getting more interesting. Happy holidays!
This stuff scares me and fascinates me at the same time. The one's where there is just no trace frighten me the most... There are not just a couple, there are thousands of disappearances... All over the world. This channel is great and I appreciate your work very much. Thank you for all your video's and hard work researching all these disappearances, and all these unexplained events. You give those involved their respect and I appreciate your non judgemental style. Keep up the amazing work. Big fan!!*
Love the stories on this channel, I also love being a homebody.
Excellent video as usual Top Mysteries, good narration which isn't always easy and good diction too. Very sad for all concerned and their families but very interesting and informative. People may think me mad but the rate, manner and circumstances of the majority of all these disappearances seem more like they've 'somehow' been spirited away. I find it very hard to disbelieve the hundred's of sightings!
Dammn!, sick video buddy, those cruise ship ones are sketchy AF... An the runner dude.... he can't possibly on that mountain they would have found him. Alaska's SAR is elite an they even had "elite" mountain troops from our airforce. Something happened to that poor dude an I'm sorry, but my inner sense is telling me "high strangeness"
Our rescue groups are top notch. Paul’s case is a weird one.
Timothy, I am a longtime Alaskan resident who used to live in Seward where this happened, what you don’t realize is in our summer the vegetation becomes so thick and mountains are so steep wth so many ravines plus most of our areas are so remote plus you can step off a main trail up here and get lost or simply fall off a cliff. People go out for a hike or fishing or hunting up here and every year you here about people disappearing up here. Plus a lot of times it’s bear related!
Thunderbird grabbed him...
Anyone who has ventured into the wilderness can tell you, there are a great many ways a person can disappear without a trace. No paranormal explanation is needed.
The was a young woman, an employee in the hotel who vanished without a trace one day. She was found, 20 years later, having fallen into a deep crack in the mountain, breaking her leg and finally starving to death.
She was found less than 200 feet from the hotel where she had worked, and was less than 200 feet from were people passed every day for 2-6 weeks (the time it takes to die in such a situation) yet no one heard her cries for help.
She was found when another park employee slipped and fell into the same hole, but this person was with other's who saw them fall and call for rescue. The person who fell just slipped on a patch of ice and also broke their leg.
Eric Taylor - oh wow, that's tragic! Pure nightmare fuel!
That’s terrible. It takes a few days to die from lack of water though.
@@gunlovingurls9200 Not sure how, but they could tell she starved to death.
Eric Taylor Don’t get me wrong there are most definitely a great many ways someone can disappear without any paranormal explanation, but what about how bodies of the missing are often found in relatively good condition in areas previously searched with no discernible cause of death? What about how tracking dogs often can’t track or refuse to track? Specially there was a case Paulides covered in his Western American book (I can’t remember the exact name of the case), where a group of mountain climbers were scaling a cliff (the only way was up or down) and they felt the line go slack and one of the climbers had simply disappeared? There are just too many unexplainable factors in these cases that allow for a natural cause in my eyes
The wilderness is full or marked and unmarked hazards, even if you are experienced, you have only your self and your hiking companions to give aid. Lots of miles with no cell service.
i would love to see you do another video on Alaska keep it up dude love ALL OF YOUR CONTENT !!!!!!
The Inuit “monster” sounds like a (probably now extinct) giant sloth: face of a woman, green skin/fur (moss), and long fingernails - plus the size of a small person.
AE Edwards - Sounds plausible to me.
"plus the size of a small person"
Giant Sloths were around 20 ft tall, 8,000 lbs. Not exactly small lol.
They have a statue of a giant sloth in far southern Chile, life-sized, based on skeletons found in the area. They were really large. It's probably around 15 ft. tall from what I remember.
Relatively speaking a sloth the size of a woman would still be considered giant, if we're comparing to species still found alive today
I can definately get behind this
People disappearing in the most remote US state is no mystery in the general sense. There is a lot of wilderness there and not many people, rough & dangerous country, bears that will kill you, brutal winters and seismic activity. That and common-or-garden murderers.
One would expect more people to disappear in Alaska than Delaware - it is a matter of size, infrastructure and population.
I have worked on a cruise liner. Murder and accident would look bad for the company.
I knew someone who worked on one immediately after we graduated HS years ago. She did so for one year and came back WITHOUT any stories or happy memories. Never would tell us but has never spoken well of cruise lines.
People who think humans are the top of the food chain, have never met a hungry bear.
Aman!!! Or cougar, or pack of wolves, or pack of coyotes, or wolverine... Nor have they pissed off a moma moose...
@@ladonnad.steele2470 Hell, I’d rather encounter a black bear than a sow with her calf. Holy Crap, that sow will destroy you and everything else near you lol.
We are at the top lol it's called weapons. Wolves and cougars dont really attack humans.
Laughs in .45-70
A single human may not be at the top of the food chain but humans roll deep and invent things to utterly obliterate the competition.
I always look forward to your work and appreciate you bud. Also really like that you are personal and will banter/converse in the comments. Merry Christmas from Tampa Florida mate 😃
Enjoyed these stories. Would be interested in more cruise line incidents and the Pacific northwest / Alaska areas.
Hey, brother! Great as always!! You should colab with Mike from That Chapter, my 2 favorite channels
Absolutely agree. Definitely the 2 best.
That would be cool!
I totally agree! Mike is awesome.
Excellent video Adam! These cold, creepy, icy Alaskan tales are fascinating and so puzzling, especially Paul the runner, can only think he was either snatched up or swallowed down, it's that bizarre! Thanks for your great work, much appreciated.
He absolutely got "abducted", what else seriously could have happened? If he were on that mountain they would've without a doubt found him. He's gone, in another dimension god knows what happened to that poor dude, but make no mistake something's being gone down out in the forests these days...
@@timsproautospallc8973 You don't need to invoke the paranormal for everything that goes on in the boondocks. You might as well say all the drug dealers and prostitutes who are murdered in cities and never found are going into other dimensions, instead of being victims of their circumstances.
@@anonb4632 well to be "scientifically" correct portals do exist I'm not saying that this dude 100% walked into one what I'm saying is that it's possible an I'm sure at least a few of these cases that's been the circumstance, however I've also researched intel on other things going on so it's NOT just that. I also believe there are some sort of entities snatching people as well especially the kids an I have my own theories that I've not heard to much about. As far as the cities go there absolutely have been "puzzling" disappearances as well where that's a whole nother ball game
@@timsproautospallc8973 It's really easy to go missing in a forest or wilderness. In fact, I lose friends even in supermarkets these days. I have to phone them to find them. It can take less than thirty seconds to lose someone by ordinary means.
There are a lot of stories of portals, but no scientist has come out and said they've proven the existence of one.
There are no Portals or Dimensions David Paulides made them up... the runner most likely got snatched by a Thunderbird
Great video! You do missing persons videos better than any channel I've found on youtube.
Pffft !! I always knew my mum was full of crap when she said " go play outside , it,s good for you" . No one ever went missing sat inside watching cartoons
Another truly fresh and perplexing video it's truly amazing how you have time to create so many Epic stories this is my favorite channel. And would absolutely love to hear more stories about Alaska's triangle and park's so please do them I'm already excited about the ideal of it. And last but certainly not least Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family and friends and God bless you. Sincerely
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Large cruise companies seem pretty nefarious altogether.I always look forward to your videos!
Interesting content, as always! 👍
That last one was crazy! Who disappears during a race?
This is a very interesting subject, I look forward for more. Thank you.
David Paulides has many years in police sciences and has been investigating many strange disappearances from national parks that defy explanation , and are covered up by the heads of the park service . like 3 mountain climbers on the face of a mountain and the rope going slack with 20 feet separating them with no wheres to go but up or down and where they started from was flat and open so if he fell they would have seen him very easily they would have seen him or even heard him no cracks were where they had climbed he never passed the other two ,where did this man go it seamed like he melted into the mountain face !!!!! And David has found all kinds of strange disappearances that are covered up or even lied about by the park services . It makes one think they may know what is happening to these people and ones that are found alive either cant remember where they were or have really strange story to tell that seem unbelievable !!!!
@henree simp yes I know about Phil, he was a whistle blower, and summarily dispensed discreetely, sadly.
@henree simp In my prior life, I was in military for 25 years, and I had the job of "cleaning up" issues, like with people who decide not to "keep quiet". Yes, Phil was an inside job.
Simple grabbed by a huge Thunderbird
@@nicholaswilliams4336 They can cut climbing ropes... 😏 A Thunderbird with scissors.. 🦅✂️
Thank you for your well produced content, fabulous/relaxing narration as well. Love your videos!
Could it be that Paul was buried alive by mud and shale? It was wet and raining plus melting snow that day? Is it possible that he slipped into a hole?
I could you see that, however I believe those rangers or troopers know that land pretty well an if you recall after autumn there they'd have visibility, but they found NOTHING not even tiniest hint he was there. So yeah he's not on that mountain cadaver dogs even combed it, something clearly unusual happened. Those cruise ship ones are creepy AF though...
Timothy Deichler yeah who knows. All speculation. We will probably never know what actually happened.
Another fabulous video. The images, videos and maps are superb as is the narration. Thank you. 👍😃
Great video, sir!! I have had a long standing love affair with Alaska, so I am drawn to any and all stories and articles about this rugged beautiful and mysterious land! If you are as fascinated with Alaska as I am, may I recommend a tv series called Life Below Zero? I’ve watched every single episode of this series which follows a handful of different people and families who choose to live in the Arctic Circle. You’ll love it!
Merry Christmas Mr. T.M.!!!
I was almost one of these unlucky souls i was hiking on a ridge above a glacier when the shale ridge totally gave way leaving me hanging onto a vertical rock face with a great yawning crevasse below me where the glacier curled away from the mountainside. I would've fallen under the glacier If I hadn't clung to that vertical face. From there I slowly shimmied along, practically with my finger and toenails, until I could get to part of the Mountainside where the slope became more gradual and could clamber back onto the broad ridge. I knew that area well, I guess I became too relaxed about the whole thing. I don't think anyone would've been able to find me if I fell under that glacier.
Enjoyed the content! I'm born and raised Alaskan currently living in a tiny ski town and I truly enjoy fun theories into how people "disappear" here. It's always more enjoyable than the truth (which is without a doubt from the elements or wildlife). Stay healthy friend!💕
Thank you for all the great videos you have given us throughout the year.
Have a very happy and merry Christmas and also best wishes for the new year.
PS: some videos exclusively about Alaska and its mysteries would be nice but maybe 1 or 2 cases at a time with really in-depth research would be better than 3 or 5 just skimmed over; just a thought. Thanks.❤️
Hey Aileen thank you for the kind words, and my preference is to make very detailed reports on just one or two cases, see the video on Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, but unfortunately it's not always possible because for these more rural disappearances there's often a lack of information and I spend hours digging up what I can
Top Mysteries it’s all good mate. 👍❤️
@@MissingVoidTV well you do a great job!!!
Nine months of unimaginable cold and horrific weather and 2000+ people going missing every year? Nope. Just NOPE. Never lost anything up there. Not going to either. Will enjoy Alaska with my big screen in Fla. thanks.
Thomas, As a longtime Alaskan, I will continue to see the most incredible wilderness,wildlife, scenery, fishing,outdoors etc... you enjoy that traffic, crime, humidity,etc... chew on those facts, your ignorant!!! Kiss my Alaskan ass!
Alaska is so vast that many different weather systems exist. In South Central and Interior Alaska spring, summer and fall have lots of beautiful weather, nine months of horrible weather and extreme cold is a serious exaggeration. Summers are wonderful up there.
Those numbers don't tell the whole story either. Many of those people are runaways who return. Many of those people who are reported missing for various reasons are found or misreported. The numbers and legends certainly don't tell the whole story and truth of things. Lots of misunderstanding here.
Thomas, you as so many uninformed lower 48 folks have no clue how it really is up here in Alaska, you said three months of good weather? Your clueless! Alaska is so huge with such different topography from region to region, we have the largest “intact temporate rainforest on earth”, the Tongass in Southeast Alaska, the treeless volcanic Aleutian chain islands over 1,000 miles in length from our mainland, approx 100.000 glaciers, temperatures around 90 in the interior during June, July,and August, more coastline then the rest of the USA combined, most of which is sparsely populated wilderness,etc.... I could go on and on, please stay in Florida,we already have enough clueless transplants up here!
Thomas Bunner , you showed how you and many are ignorant about Alaska! You said 9 months of winter? I stopped then reading your ignorant ass!😂
@@troyottosen8722 I said nine months of horrific weather. Glad you like it. Me? I never lost anything up there. I still hate miserable cold weather. You are welcome to my portion.
This was a great watch as usual.
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Quality assured at your channel👍
Uh huh. This has been going on for YEARS. Why are the cruise lines able to get away with outrages like this??!!
GREAT POST AS ALWAYS ,,,,,THANK YOU FOR ALL THE RESEARCH YOU PUT INTO IT ,,,BRINGING US ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE
Top Mysteries always gives us the goid stuff! another great video!
Paul's case is so strange! why didn't any one of the people that washed around for everyone else to make it to the top, once seeing he hadn't, decide to wait for him, or go back up with him?
New to your channel,of course being a long time Alaskan just love this,done very well thanks.Hey from Anchorage, Alaska
Yes I Would like thank you The natives knew more it was more connected to the Land🤨 than we could ever expect
Checking into all the Alaska
and Nunavut disappearances
sounds like a great idea!
It is sad to hear of all of these disappearances. Unfortunately, as beautiful our great country is, there exist various dangers, and
if people go out alone, they run a great risk. The cruise ship stories are getting more worrisome and it seems that they need a
stronger safety system. With so many passengers, there ought to be enough security employees available. I enjoy your stories,
and wish all the lost people rest and their families a resolution. PEACE to all.
Hi, great video, as always! you are never disrespectful and that is important
My God, the frozen north. So mysterious. Like death.
Listening to this while I’m hiking around Anchorage
Paul Michael LeMaitre is probably one of the strangest missing 411 cases I've ever read about
You have a great channel. Always interesting and well done! Thank you.
I feel so terrible for the families who don't get closure on what happened to their loved ones =(
Yeah I do too, I actually think the ones without proper closure are by far the worst, I can't imagine the wondering ever stops
My lord...My husband did months of training in order to do a charity hike to the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales UK...a much smaller mountain!
THX Do more Alaska and BC vids