Fred: HOLY [BLEEP]
Dustin: IT IS NO JOKE RIGHT NOW.
WE DON'T GET THEM BARGES UP, WE'RE GONNA LOSE THEM BOTH.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE FRED'S DREDGE DOWN.
RAISE THAT FRONT UP.
WE NEED TO PICK IT UP WITH THE NOSE UP A LITTLE BIT ON IT.
WE'RE GOING FOR IT!
COMING UP SLIGHTLY.
COMING UP.
WHOA! -YO!
FRED, YOU GETTING IN THE WATER TODAY?
YEAH. EVEN IF IT GETS TOO DAMN COLD.
IF YOU PISS ME OFF,
I'M GONNA REACH OVER AND CUT YOUR AIR LINE.
HOLY [BLEEP]
Carlos: THIS BEAR TRIED TO GET IN MY [BLEEP] DANG TENT.
[BLEEP] BEAR!
WE'RE IN HIS BACKYARD.
CARRY YOUR GUNS.
EVERYBODY, BE SAFE, BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING STALKED.
Paul: AH, DUDE, I SEE A LITTLE PIECE OF GOLD DOWN HERE
SITTING ON A ROCK. -WE'RE BACK AT IT.
WE'RE CATCHING GOLD.
THE DEEPER WE GO, THE BETTER IT'S GETTING.
-WHOO! -IT'S GREAT!
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♪♪
Dustin: I'VE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS PLACE.
IT NEEDS TO PAY OFF.
IN ORDER TO JUST GET THINGS DONE,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DOUBLE DOWN,
BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME, MAN.
WE'VE GOT US ABOUT A 6-FOOT HOLE,
BUT I'D LIKE THAT HOLE TO BE 15 FOOT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
I KNOW THAT'S A LOT TO ASK,
BUT WE NEED TO GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS
AND FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL IS DOWN THERE, MAN.
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE 3 WEEKS INTO THEIR SEARCH
FOR A DEPOSIT OF GOLD THAT WILL MAKE THEM ALL MILLIONAIRES.
THEY'RE DOWN A MAN,
BUT THEY'RE NOT GIVING UP ON THEIR TREASURE HUNT.
SO, CARLOS GOT BURNT, AND HE'S OUT RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
LAST WEEK, CARLOS WAS SEVERELY BURNED
WHEN DUSTIN'S DREDGE SENT SCALDING WATER TO HIS DIVE SUIT.
-OH, MY [BLEEP] -UGH!
Dustin: HE GOT BURNED.
WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
HE HAS NO CHOICE, BUT HE HAS TO GO.
HE GOT SECOND-DEGREE BURNED IN ABOUT FOUR PLACES.
Carlos: THAT PAIN WAS SO UNDESCRIBABLE HOT.
I HAD WHITE LIGHT JUST SHOOTING THROUGH MY WHOLE BODY.
Wes: WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT ALL OF OUR HEAT SYSTEMS
TAKEN CARE OF.
SO, WE WON'T HAVE ANY MORE MISHAPS WITH THAT,
AND I THINK CARLOS SHOULD BE BACK PRETTY SOON.
WE REALLY NEED HIM BACK.
Fred: WE'VE BEEN BETTING A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS.
I THINK, WORKING WITH TWO DREDGES,
I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WE CAN'T BE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE WERE
WHEN WE FINISHED OUR SEASON LAST SEASON.
YOU GUYS READY TO GET THE GOLD?
-YEAH. -READY TO GET THE GOLD.
[ INDISTINCT TALKING, AFFIRMING ]
♪♪
Narrator: THEY'RE DREDGING IN ONE OF ALASKA'S
MOST TREACHEROUS CREEKS,
DIGGING BENEATH THE FREEZING WHITE WATER
THROUGH 15 FEET OF ROCKS AND GRAVEL
TO GET TO THE BEDROCK GOLD BELOW.
FRED, YOU GETTING IN THE WATER TODAY?
YEAH. EVEN IF IT GETS TOO DAMN COLD.
IF YOU PISS ME OFF,
I'M GONNA REACH OVER AND CUT YOUR AIR LINE.
Fred: FIRE IT UP! LET'S GO!
♪♪
-THE ENGINES ARE RUNNING. -YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO BATTLE.
[ IMITATES MACHINE WHIRRING ]
Narrator: THE CREW'S LATEST RECRUIT, CASEY MORGAN,
HAS 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE GOLD MINING IN ARIZONA.
Casey: I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP, BECAUSE YOU MESS UP.
THIS PLACE WILL CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT SO FAST.
WE HAVE ALL THE ELEMENTS GOING AGAINST US --
A CURRENT THAT CAN COME UP, BEARS THAT ARE COMING DOWN.
AND FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, THERE'S ALREADY ONE MAN DOWN
FROM A SERIOUS INJURY.
♪♪
Man: HEY! CARLOS!
CARLOS MADE IT! CARLOS MADE IT!
Carlos: WHOO! [BLEEP] YEAH, DUDE!
GIVE ME THE GOLD!
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH!
WELCOME BACK, MAN!
THAT'S JUST THE WAY I LIKE TO SEE IT, RIGHT HERE, MAN.
-HEY! -WE DEFINITELY MISSED YOU.
HAPPY TO BE BACK.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
Narrator: CARLOS IS ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS NOT TO DIVE
UNTIL HIS SECOND-DEGREE BURNS HEAL.
YOU GUYS NEED A HAMMER AND WRENCH.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO RIGHT NOW, MAN.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
THAT'S A BIG HELP, MAN.
IT'S DAMN GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
-YEAH. -HELL YEAH.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THE HELP. WE NEEDED THE HELP.
Dustin: WELL, I THOUGHT I KILLED CARLOS, AND NOW HE'S BACK.
HE'S A BIG PART OF THIS SITUATION HERE.
I NEED HIS HELP.
HEY, HEY, HEY. LET'S GO.
COME ON. LET'S GET THIS [BLEEP] TOGETHER.
Narrator: 74-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT
IS THE CREW'S MOST EXPERIENCED DIVER.
Fred: IT'S GONNA BE A LONG WEEK.
I HOPE EVERYBODY IS PREPARED FOR IT.
I WANT TO GO AS HARD AS YOU CAN OUT TO THE MIDDLE.
Narrator: DIVING ALONGSIDE FRED
IS DUSTIN'S RIGHT-HAND MAN, PAUL.
YEAH. I'D SAY GO DEEP.
I'D SAY GO REAL DEEP RIGHT HERE.
THE BIGGER ROCKS ARE GONNA COME, SO...
-YEAH, I'LL HAVE THE BASKET. -...BE ON GUARD.
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET RIGHT HERE AND GET ME A TUNNEL GOING DOWN.
OKAY.
LET'S SADDLE UP, BOYS. LET'S GO DIVE.
OH [BLEEP]
THAT'S COLD ON THE [BLEEP] FEET.
Narrator: LAST WEEK'S HOT-WATER DISASTER COST VALUABLE TIME.
NOW THEY NEED A FULL WEEK WITH BOTH DREDGES
TO GET BACK ON TRACK.
Paul: GO AHEAD!
Narrator: DUSTIN'S PLAN -- USING TWO DREDGES AND TWO DIVERS,
THEY'LL PUMP OUT 15 FEET OF ROCKS AND GRAVEL
TO GET TO A POCKET OF GOLD ON THE BEDROCK BELOW.
Dustin: TOGETHER, WE'RE GETTING GOLD.
Narrator: THE 6-INCH HOSE SUCKS OUT ALL THE GRAVEL
AND ANY GOLD UP TO THE DREDGE,
BUT ROCKS BIGGER THAN 6 INCHES HAVE TO BE HAULED OUT BY HAND.
WES SENDS IN THE ROCK BASKET.
Dustin: GOT A WINCH OVER THERE THAT'LL PULL OVER 4,000 POUNDS EASY.
THIS IS THE STRONGEST WINCH WE'VE EVER HAD.
WE'LL PUT IT TO THE TEST WHEN WE GET SOME HUGE ROCKS.
YEAH, WE GOT OUR FIRST BASKET OF ROCKS UP.
OUR NEW WINCH SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE HOLDING UP PRETTY WELL.
Dustin: FRED'S COME ACROSS A PRETTY BIG ROCK.
AND IF WE CAN'T MOVE THESE ROCKS,
THEN, YOU JUST CAN'T DREDGE THEM.
WELL, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THE BASKET BACK, FRED.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM HERE?
Rich: THIS IS AWFUL SLOW, TO DO IT LIKE THIS.
WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING OUR ROCKS OUT.
WE'VE GOT ONE BASKET, TWO CREWS, NOW.
SO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER IDEA.
Dustin: GETTING [BLEEP] STRESSED OUT!
Carlos: I'M OUT OF CONTROL, IN MY HEAD, RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S [BLEEP] I TELL YOU.
Narrator: BY THE END OF THE DAY,
RISKING THEIR LIVES ON THE ROCKY CREEK BED,
THEY'VE DUG DOWN LESS THAN A FOOT.
WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELF TRYING TO START DREDGING
WITHOUT SETTING OUR [BLEEP] UP.
IF WE COULD SPEED IT UP SOMEHOW, THEN WE NEED TWO TYPES OF SLEDS,
TWO BASKETS OR WHATEVER THE HELL IT IS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS NOT WORKING.
♪♪
Fred: WHAT THE HELL?
CARLOS, YOU'VE GOT BEAR PAWS ON YOUR TENT, MAN.
Man: THERE'S PAWS RIGHT THERE ON YOUR WALL, BUDDY.
Carlos: WHAT THE HELL?
Carlos: THIS BEAR TRIED TO GET IN MY [BLEEP] DANG TENT.
BASTARD, MAN.
-THAT WASN'T BROKE. -NO. IT WASN'T.
Man: IT IS NOW.
Wes: THERE'S BEAR MARKS UP THERE, WHERE HE TRIED TO GET
ON THE ROOF AND GET IN ON TOP.
Paul: JUST REMEMBER, HE'S THE ALPHA PREDATOR
OF THIS TERRITORY AROUND HERE.
HOPEFULLY, HE'S JUST A LITTLE BEAR THAT WE CAN SCARE OFF.
IF WE'VE GOT A BIG OLD GRIZZLY,
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE A DIFFERENT STORY.
♪♪
Narrator: BLACK BEARS AND GRIZZLIES
ARE SOUTHEAST ALASKA'S TOP PREDATORS.
WITH MORE THAN ONE EVERY SQUARE MILE,
THEY POSE A CONSTANT THREAT TO ANYONE IN THEIR HABITAT.
Paul: HEY, CARLOS.
DUDE, WHAT IS THIS, MAN?
THAT'S OUR GAME CAM.
LIKE A [BLEEP] SECURITY CAMERA FOR ANIMALS, HUH?
CAN SEE WHAT'S COMING IN. I HOPE IT AIN'T A GRIZZLY.
THAT'S -- I'D RATHER HAVE A BLACK BEAR.
WE CAN SCARE IT AWAY. A GRIZZLY I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
THIS IS, LIKE, MOTION DETECTION?
YEAH. THIS WILL GIVE US A GOOD IDEA
OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
OKAY. -OH, YEAH.
IT'S ARMED AND READY TO GO.
A SMART IDEA, BROTHER.
♪♪
EVERYWHERE WE HIKE, THERE'S BEARS WATCHING US RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE WE'RE HERE IN THEIR BACKYARD.
CARRY YOUR GUNS.
EVERYBODY, BE SAFE. -BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING STALKED.
♪♪
Narrator: IN ALASKA, THE DAKOTA BOYS' HUNT FOR GOLD IS ON HOLD...
♪♪
Wes: THIS IS GONNA BE OUR NEW ROCK-HAUL-OUT BASKET.
...WHILE FABRICATOR WES WORKS ON A NEW ROCK-MOVING SYSTEM.
I'M THE MACGYVER OF THE GROUP.
I CAN TAKE ANYTHING AND MAKE ANYTHING OF IT.
SO, I WENT AND SCROUNGED UP AS MUCH HEAVY STEEL AS I COULD.
THESE TWO SLEDS, I WANT THEM STRONG.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO TEAR THEM UP.
Narrator: THE DIVERS WERE STRUGGLING WITH JUST ONE ROCK BASKET.
NOW, WES IS CONSTRUCTING A PAIR OF OVERSIZED SLEDS.
♪♪
Wes: WE'RE GONNA PULL OUT TONS OF ROCKS WITH TWO OF THEM.
THIS WILL PROBABLY HOLD A 400 OR 500-POUND ROCK.
IF THEY CAN ROLL IT INTO THIS THING, WE CAN PULL IT OUT.
THESE ARE REALLY CRUCIAL TO OUR OPERATION.
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN'T GET OUT WITH A DREDGE,
WE'RE GONNA RELY ON THESE THINGS.
THEY'RE JUST GONNA FILL THEM UP, AND WE'RE GONNA PULL THEM OUT,
AND IT'S GONNA HELP US FIND EVEN MORE GOLD.
♪♪
THIS IS GONNA SPEED UP OUR PROCESS A LOT.
Man: HEY, PAUL, YOU'RE GONNA BE CARRYING THOSE, RIGHT?
-YEP. -OH, GOOD.
NOT A PROBLEM.
I'VE CARRIED HEAVIER WEIGHT THAN THAT.
THAT THING IS LIGHT.
Narrator: IT'S A MILE-AND-A-HALF TREK FROM THE CAMP TO THE DIVE SITE.
Dustin: OH, THESE BASKETS WEREN'T EASY TO GET HERE,
BUT THEY'RE HERE NOW. -THANK [BLEEP]
OH, MAN. THIS THING IS SO AWKWARD.
-WHOO. -GOOD JOB, FELLAS.
GOOD JOB, MAN. -I GOT TIRED WATCHING HIM.
Paul: OH, MAN. THESE THINGS ARE HEAVY.
ENOUGH TO PUT ME SWEATING PRETTY HARD.
[ LAUGHS ]
GOOD JOB, MAN. -OH, YEAH.
WAY TO PUSH THROUGH.
MY LEGS ARE ON FIRE RIGHT NOW.
Dustin: ALL RIGHT, FELLAS. SO, WE'RE GONNA START MOVING SOME ROCKS.
IT'S GONNA BE YOUR JOB ALL DAY TODAY.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ALL THESE BOULDERS OUT OF THE WAY.
BACK TO DIVING.
MODIFY, MODIFY, MODIFY.
-MAKE WORK. -MODIFY!
♪♪
Fred: YOU GOING DOWN TODAY?
YEAH. YOU AND I ARE SIDE BY SIDE TODAY.
Narrator: FATHER AND SON WILL DIVE SIDE BY SIDE...
Man: ALL RIGHT, HOT ROD.
...AS THEY TEST OUT WES' NEW SLED BASKETS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, HE'S BRAVE. HE WANTS TO GO FOR IT.
♪♪
EXPERT DIVER CARLOS CAN'T DIVE AGAIN UNTIL HIS BURNS HEAL.
TODAY, HE IS TENDING DUSTIN'S DIVE.
-I LIKE IT. -YEP.
Carlos: GOOD TO GO. GOOD TO GO. GOOD TO GO BACK HERE.
♪♪
THE THING ABOUT EVERYTHING IS HOW FAST
WE CAN GET THESE ROCKS OUT AND GET DOWN TO THE BEDROCK.
Rich: ROGER. ROGER, ROGER, ROGER.
Narrator: FRED AND DUSTIN HAVE REMOVED A 3-FOOT LAYER
OF ROCKS AND BOULDERS,
LEAVING JUST 7 FEET BETWEEN THEM AND THE GOLD-RICH BEDROCK.
FRED'S GETTING HIMSELF A PRETTY GOOD HOLE DOWN THERE,
SLOWLY GETTING CLOSER TO A PAYDAY, HOPEFULLY.
♪♪
Fred: OH, THEM ROCKS WILL WHIP YOUR BUTT.
WE'RE GONNA CALL IT A DAY.
KNOW I SURE CALLED IT A DAY.
I'M TIRED. [ LAUGHS ]
Rich: SOMETIMES, YOU FORGET HOW OLD FRED IS.
HE WAS IN THERE PRACTICALLY ALL DAY LONG.
IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
I'M UP.
HOW'D IT GO, FRED?
THAT BASKET HELPED ME A WHOLE BUNCH, AND THE LITTLE SLEDS.
THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER.
Dustin: YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST YOU COULD DIVE
WITH TWO BASKETS RIGHT NOW.
WELL, IF OUR DIVE STAYS THIS GOOD,
WE'RE GONNA BE DOWN TO GOLD IN NO TIME.
♪♪
Wes: SO, I'VE GOT TO SEE WHAT THEY GOT DONE TODAY.
-HOW DEEP IS IT? -[BLEEP]
Wes: I GOT 9 FOOT, THERE, IN THE MIDDLE, NOW.
Dustin: NOW, WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.
WE'VE GOT HEADWAY THIS TIME.
IT'S AWESOME, MAN.
Dustin: I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE, BUT WE DID IT.
COME OUT AND FIXED THE PROBLEM.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO CALL IT QUITS.
WE'RE GONNA FIX OUR EQUIPMENT,
MAKE SURE IT'S READY TO GO FOR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
♪♪
Man: WOW, THE WATER MUST REALLY BE UP.
LOOK AT IT FLOWING IN OVER THERE.
-HOLY [BLEEP] -IT'S MOVING.
Narrator: NEXT DAY, THE WATER LEVEL IS UP 2 FEET.
MAN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS [BLEEP]
THAT IS DEATH WATER.
IF YOU FALL IN THAT, YOU'RE DONE, MAN.
THIS STUFF WILL KILL YOU.
I DIDN'T COME HERE TO DIE, MAN.
I CAME HERE TO GET RICH.
GOD, LOOK. THE WATER IS GOING OVER HIS [BLEEP] DREDGE.
CARLOS, HOLD UP. HOLD UP. HOLD UP.
Y'ALL, SHUCK YOUR GEAR AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE!
IT'S GETTING A LINE ON THERE.
CARLOS, YOU CAN SEE IF YOU CAN FIND A DECENT ROPE
THAT WOULD REACH FROM HERE ALL THE WAY ACROSS OVER THERE.
Fred: THE BIG BARGE, THE FRONT END IS UNDERWATER.
THIS IS A DISASTROUS SITUATION, RIGHT HERE.
WE DON'T GET THEM BARGES UP, WE'RE GONNA LOSE THEM BOTH.
♪♪
Fred: HOLY COW!
Dustin: HOLY [BLEEP] IT IS NO JOKE RIGHT NOW.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT SOMEBODY FALLING INTO THIS DAMN WATER
AND GETTING THEIR ASS KICKED AND DYING.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A TREE CAME THROUGH?
YEAH, IT WOULD WIPE US OUT.
Narrator: IN THE CHILL CAP MOUNTAINS,
HOT WEATHER IS SENDING 4,000 GALLONS OF SNOWMELT
THROUGH THE DAKOTA BOYS' MINE SITE EVERY SECOND.
Fred: BOTH DREDGES, WATER IS SINKING THE FRONT DOWN.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT SMALL DREDGE UP.
Dustin: GONNA WANT TO GO DOWN CREEK
AND DESTROY EVERYTHING I HAVE -- BOTH DREDGES, EVERYTHING.
WE'VE GOT A WINCH RIGHT AT THE END OF THE DOCK, HERE.
RAISE THAT FRONT UP.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE FRED'S DREDGE.
Fred: WE HAVE A FOUR-FIVE PICKUP ON THAT BARGE.
WE NEED TO PICK IT UP WITH THE NOSE UP A LITTLE BIT ON IT.
Carlos: WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS,
WE'RE GONNA PUT A PULLEY ON THIS FREAKING SUPPORT ROPE,
RUN IT DOWN TO THE DREDGE, AND JUST LIFT IT UP.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO LIFT THE DREDGE UP ALL THE WAY OUT.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO LIFT IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT,
JUST SO IT'S NOT SINKING. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
-COMING UP SLIGHTLY. -COMING UP.
-HO! -RIGHT AT THE EDGE.
Dustin: STOP, STOP, STOP.
Fred: POPPED ONE OF THE WEIGHTS OFF.
LOOKS LIKE WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP THE CABLES
IN THE BACK A LITTLE BIT.
GONNA LET THAT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE IN A PRETTY GOOD STRAIN, THERE.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE HOLDING.
HOLD IT.
NO. DO NOT COME DOWN.
Man: I THINK IT LOOKS OKAY, FRED.
COMING UP A LITTLE BIT.
Man: EASY!
COMING UP.
-THE EDGE LOOKS GOOD. -YEAH, NO MORE!
Dustin: I THINK WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT?
ACTUALLY, IT'S SITTING PRETTY DAMN GOOD, ACTUALLY.
Carlos: YEAH. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD RIGHT THERE WHERE IT'S AT.
-THAT'S ONE. -YO, LET'S MOVE THAT OTHER ONE!
Narrator: NEXT UP, DUSTIN'S DREDGE.
Dustin: COME HELP ME, PAUL!
COPY.
WHOA!
Narrator: THE HOOK THEY NEED TO RAISE IT
IS FIXED TO A BOULDER RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAGING CREEK.
Man: THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS FOR US.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO UNDO THIS.
THEY CAN GRAB MAYBE THE FRONT END WITH THAT
BY SNATCHING IT OFF THE SIDE AND PICK UP ON IT A LITTLE BIT.
WHY WOULD YOU PUT THAT [BLEEP] THING UP LOOSE LIKE THAT?
Dustin: EVER DO SOMETHING AND WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT SAYING,
"THIS IS STUPID. THIS IS STUPID"?
RIGHT NOW, IT'S ONE OF THEM TIMES.
-[BLEEP] MADMEN, DUDE. -YOU'VE GOT TO PULL ON IT.
-THAT'LL WORK. -HEAVE!
IT'S UP!
ATTABOY.
CAN YOU BRING IT UP A LITTLE BIT?
I GOT IT. UGH!
-THANK YOU. -PERFECT!
Dustin: ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO HERE.
EVERYBODY, OUT OF THE WATER!
IT'S TOO STUPID NOW.
YOU'RE NOT BRAVE ANYMORE. YOU'RE DUMB.
UP, UP, UP.
♪♪
-THAT'S ABOUT IT. -THAT'S IT.
I THINK THAT'S PERFECT RIGHT THERE.
IT LOOKS GOOD. IT LOOKS GOOD.
GOT THE NOSE END UP.
Dustin: THANK YOU, GUYS! LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE!
WOO-HOO! -DAMN!
♪♪
I WONDER HOW OLD I'M GONNA BE
WHEN I STOP DOING THIS STUPID [BLEEP]
Narrator: THE HOT SUMMER SUN IS SENDING 500 TONS OF RAGING MELTWATER
DOWN THE CREEK EVERY MINUTE.
THE DAKOTA BOYS NEED THE LEVEL TO DROP
BEFORE IT'S SAFE TO DIVE AGAIN.
Fred: LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING SURVIVED.
BOTH THE DREDGES ARE SAFE AND SOUND.
IT WORKED.
FREAKING HOT DAY TODAY, MAN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN IT SO HOT IN ALASKA.
THIS MORNING, IT WARMED UP.
IT'S KEEPING THAT WATER UP.
IT'S MELTING OFF THE ICE CAP UP ON THE MOUNTAIN UP THERE,
AND THE WATER IS, AGAIN, TODAY, OUT OF CONTROL.
Dustin: I DON'T THINK WE'RE DIVING, MAN.
YEAH, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE THE WATER IS A LITTLE TOO CRAZY.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO START OVER?
WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT, THE WATER GOES UP.
WHEN IT RAINS TOO MUCH, THE WATER GOES UP.
WHEN THERE'S A LANDSLIDE, THE WATER GOES UP.
JUST NEVER ENDS.
WES, HOW DEEP IS IT?
Wes: DUSTIN, THE HOLE FILLED IN.
WHAT? YOU'RE KIDDING ME. THE WHOLE THING FILLED IN?
COMPLETELY.
IT'S TOTALLY GONE.
IT WAS 9 FEET DEEP.
IT'S ONLY 6 INCHES.
ALL THE DREDGING WE DID SO FAR JUST GOT COVERED UP.
HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU JUST CHASE AND CHASE AND CHASE?
THE HOLE FILLED BACK IN.
EITHER STUPID OR JUST DETERMINED,
AND I THINK I PASSED DETERMINED A LONG TIME AGO.
Narrator: SNOWMELT HAS CARRIED DOWN TONS OF GRAVEL,
ROCKS, AND BOULDERS, COMPLETELY FILLING THE DIVE HOLE.
A MONTH'S WORK WIPED OUT IN JUST 24 HOURS.
THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
WHEN THE FLOOD CAME THROUGH LAST SEASON,
RAGING JUST AS BAD.
Dustin: EVERY CHANCE YOU GET TO DIG A HOLE, YOU DIG.
SO, THERE'S NO "WE HAVE A WHOLE SUMMER AHEAD OF US,"
BECAUSE WE DON'T.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN.
♪♪
ANY HOLE THAT ANY DIVER PUT DOWN THERE
IS GONE A LONG TIME AGO.
WE'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT HUGE ROCK.
WE'RE TALKING 2,000- OR 3,000-POUND BOULDERS ROLLING.
THEY MAKE, LIKE, THUNDER.
WHEN WE FINALLY GET BACK DOWN TO CHECK IT,
THERE'S GONNA BE NOTHING BUT HUGE BOULDERS
ALL OVER THAT BOTTOM.
TOMORROW, HOPEFULLY, THE WATER IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT,
AND WE CAN GO DIVING.
LET'S SEND THEM HOME!
-UGH. -ANOTHER DAY.
♪♪
Fred: HEY.
WE HAD MORE THAN THE NORMAL VISITORS.
-OH, NO. -GOD. -FREAKING BEAR, MAN.
Narrator: BACK AT CAMP, MORE BEAR TROUBLE.
EVERY DAY, I WONDER,
"WHAT KIND OF CRAZY [BLEEP] GONNA HAPPEN TODAY?"
YOU GET THREE OR FOUR OF THEM IN HERE, THOUGH,
AND THEY'LL TAKE THE TENTS DOWN.
THEY'LL TAKE EVERYTHING DOWN.
YOU GIVE THAT CAR TO THE GAME CAM?
Man: COOL. LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
Man: SEE WHAT'S ON IT.
♪♪
-THERE IT GOES. -WOW.
-WHOA. -WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
-THAT'S THE BEAR. -HOLY [BLEEP]
Man: OH, HE PULLED OUR [BLEEP] OUT.
LOOK AT HIM. HE'S GOT SOME STRENGTH.
HE ISN'T SCARED OF NOTHING, IS HE?
NO.
Dustin: WE'RE IN HIS BACKYARD.
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE THAT HE'S JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS,
KNOWING WHAT WE'RE DOING, LISTENING OR SMELLING FOR US
OR WHATEVER HE'S DOING.
AND THEN, AS SOON AS WE LEAVE, HE COMES IN THE CAMP.
HE'S WATCHING US MORE THAN WE'RE WATCHING HIM.
♪♪
IF IT'S NOT THE WATER TRYING TO GET US OR THE FLOODS,
IT'S THE DAMN BEARS COMING OUT AND DESTROYING MY GEAR.
WE ORDERED UP A BEAR FENCE.
YEAH, IT'S A LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRIC FENCE
THAT WE'RE GONNA SET UP.
IT GIVES THE BEAR A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK
WHEN IT MESSES WITH IT.
I DON'T WANT TO KILL HIM, SO, THIS IS A GOOD WAY
TO KEEP HIM OUT, MAN.
THIS WAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO SHOOT HIM, AND I LOVE IT, MAN.
-ALL RIGHT, GUYS. -WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE AWARE,
AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THIS BEAR.
Man: STAY ALERT. STAY ALIVE.
♪♪
SO, WE GOT HAMMERED AGAIN, GUYS.
THE HOLE GOT FILLED IN,
AND IT'S HEARTBREAKING WHAT HAPPENED.
IT FILLED IN.
BUT I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER CHOICE
BUT TO GO RIGHT BACK DOWN TO WHERE WE WERE.
YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE WEEKS AND WEEKS
AND WEEKS THAT WE DUG THAT THING.
Narrator: DUSTIN HURT GAMBLED $75,000
ON HIS SEARCH FOR GOLD AT McKINLEY CREEK.
BUT ALMOST A MONTH INTO THE SEASON,
THEIR MINE SITE WAS FILLED IN BY A FLASH FLOOD.
Man: OUR BIGGEST THING IS GONNA BE MOTHER NATURE.
WE'VE GOT TO BEAT MOTHER NATURE.
Dustin: HOPEFULLY, THE WATER IS DONE, AND WE CAN GO DIVING.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT, GUYS.
WE HAVE TO GET GOLD THIS YEAR.
♪♪
Man: HOW'S IT LOOKING DOWN THERE?
Man: YEAH! LOOKS GOOD TO ME.
Fred: THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!
THE WATER IS LOOKING GREAT.
THIS IS GOOD DIVING WATER.
I'M HOPING WE CAN GET BACK ON TRACK.
I HOPE WITHIN THE END OF THE WEEK,
I'M DOWN TO 7 FEET.
WE'RE BACK ON. LOOKS HAPPY AGAIN.
BACK TO WORK.
SHE'S PLAYING NICE TODAY, VERY NICE.
WE'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE NOW, SO WE NEED TO REALLY STEP UP
AND REALLY DIG THIS HOLE.
WE NEED TO GET BACK DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM.
♪♪
Paul: GONNA TRY TO GET A GOOD LONG DIVE IN TODAY.
Narrator: PAUL TAKES THE LEAD, STARTING FROM ZERO,
TO GET DOWN TO THE BEDROCK GOLD
15 FEET BELOW THE CREEK BED.
♪♪
Dustin: YEAH.
PAUL IS A GREAT DREDGER,
AND I'M HOPING THAT HE DOES AT LEAST
WHAT I CAN DO DOWN THERE TODAY.
Paul: OH [BLEEP]
THIS IS A LARGE.
WELL, PUT IT ON, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Rich: SO, TODAY IS MY FIRST DAY.
THEY'LL SOON FIND OUT THAT I'M NOT MUCH OF A GREENHORN
ONCE I GET ON THAT DREDGE NOZZLE.
I JUST WANT TO GET TO DREDGING.
I WANT TO GET TO FINDING GOLD.
RICH HAS BEEN BEGGING TO GET IN THE WATER.
I DISAPPOINTED HIM LAST WEEK AND DIDN'T LET HIM GET IN.
I'LL GIVE HIM HIS WISH.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: SIX WEEKS AFTER LEAVING BEHIND HIS COMPUTER-REPAIR BUSINESS,
RICH WILL DIVE THE WHITE WATERS OF McKINLEY CREEK
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
YOU THE MAN ON THAT THING OUT THERE.
Rich: I'M GONNA TEAR IT UP.
THIS IS GONNA KICK YOUR ASS TODAY.
YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR BUTT KICKED.
WELL, I WANTED TO DIVE.
ALWAYS KEEP YOUR FEET DOWNSTREAM,
AND TRY TO KEEP THE NOZZLE OUT AHEAD OF YOU.
DON'T PANIC. -I WON'T.
AS SOON AS YOU PANIC, YOU CAN'T BREATHE DOWN THERE.
THIS IS THE BEST IT'S GONNA BE FOR YOU, RIGHT HERE.
HERE WE GO.
HOW DO YOU FEEL? FEEL GOOD?
YOU FEEL GOOD? OKAY.
[ RICH BREATHING THROUGH SCUBA MASK]
RICH IS IN PROBABLY THE CALMEST WATER WE HAVE HERE, SO...
LOOKS LIKE HE'S A LITTLE TANGLED UP IN EVERYTHING, THOUGH.
WELCOME TO ALASKA.
Narrator: BATTLING AGAINST THE 12,000 GALLONS OF WATER
THAT FLOW DOWN THE CREEK EVERY MINUTE,
ROOKIE MINER RICH STRUGGLES TO MAKE PROGRESS.
TELL HIM, GET A ROCK READY!
HE NEEDS TO GET A ROCK.
HE CAN PUT IT INSIDE THAT.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: AFTER BARELY 2 HOURS
WRESTLING THE CURRENT, RICH CALLS IT.
NOTHING HERE IS JUST STRAIGHTFORWARD,
EASY, GOES AS PLANNED, GOES THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
Fred: HE WAS HAVING A LITTLE...
LET'S JUST SAY A "LEARNING-CURVE MOMENT" --
SOMETHING ABOUT THE VISIBILITY.
AND, I MEAN, HEY, VISIBILITY IS A BONUS OUT HERE.
RICH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT,
ABOUT THE VISIBILITY.
KEEP THAT BASKET RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.
Rich: ALL RIGHT.
JUST PULL THE THING UP THERE WHERE YOU'RE GONNA WORK.
JUST FILL IT UP.
EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO [BLEEP]
♪♪
I GOT TO CHANGE THESE AT LEAST IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
THESE THINGS GET INFECTED.
IT'S NO ONE'S FAULT OTHER THAN MY OWN.
THE BETTER I TAKE CARE OF IT,
THE QUICKER I CAN GET BACK IN THE WATER.
I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION OF THE HOT WATER,
OF LOSING HOT WATER,
AND GOING THROUGH HYPOTHERMIA, YOU KNOW?
BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY.
NEVER DID I EVER THOUGHT OF THE REVERSE EFFECT,
OF BEING FREAKING BOILED UP.
I AIN'T NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
IT NEVER CAME INTO MY HEAD ONCE.
I DON'T WANT THIS PAUSE IN OUR OUTPUT OF WORK.
YOU CAN'T KEEP ME OUT OF THE WATER. NO.
HELL NO. THAT'S MY JOB, MAN.
THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S WHO I AM.
THAT'S...I LIVE IN THE WATER.
THAT'S MY MAIN JOB. I'M A DIVER, MAN.
I'M THEIR DIVER, SO...
I FREAKING MISSED THEM, MAN. I MISSED THEM.
I FELT LIKE A -- WHAT YOU CALL IT --
A LONG-LOST DOG BEING REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS AFTER 3 YEARS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
Paul: LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA HAVE A GOOD DIVE TODAY.
IT'S ALL NICE AND CLEAR.
I CAN SEE THE BOTTOM, MEANS IT'S TIME
TO GET IN THE WATER AND FIND THE GOLD.
Narrator: THREE DAYS AGO, A FLASH FLOOD
FILLED IN THEIR HOLE.
PAUL GOT THROUGH 3 FEET YESTERDAY.
THERE'S ANOTHER 12 FEET TO GO TO GET TO BEDROCK GOLD.
WE'RE DIVING.
ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
THE WATER'S LOOKING GOOD. WE'VE GOT A DIVER DOWN.
PAUL, I'M HOPING THAT HE'S GONNA REALLY GET THIS CLEANED OUT.
-YOU NERVOUS? -YEAH.
-YEAH, HANG IN THERE. -I'D BE LYING IF I SAID NO.
Narrator: YESTERDAY, RICH ABORTED HIS DIVE.
NOW FRED GIVES HIM A SECOND CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF.
SO...WE'RE GONNA GET BACK DOWN THERE AND GET AFTER IT.
Dustin: EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOGETHER,
IS GONNA GET ME THAT MUCH CLOSER TO GOLD THAT MUCH FASTER.
YOU'VE GOT TO FEEL YOUR WAY AROUND.
Rich: ARF, ARF.
Narrator: RICH HAS DREDGED 3 FEET OF ROCKS AND GRAVEL...
...AND PROVED HE CAN HANDLE McKINLEY CREEK.
Carlos: RICH, WHAT'S THIS 3-HOUR [BLEEP] MAN?
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?
I'M JUST GETTING STARTED, CARLOS.
[ LAUGHS ]
Fred: HE GOT RIGHT BACK IN THAT WATER AFTER BEING THROWN OFF A HORSE.
WITH TIME, HE WILL BE A TOP-NOTCH DIVER.
I'M PROUD OF RICH.
AH, ONE MORE TIME.
Narrator: McKINLEY VETERAN PAUL SHOWS NO SIGN OF STOPPING.
Dustin: WOW. FRED, YOU KNOW HE'S STANDING UP RIGHT THERE, RIGHT?
Paul: WHOO! YEAH, BABY.
APPARENTLY, PAUL CAN STAND UP UNDERNEATH THE CURRENT
ABOUT 6 OR 7 FEET.
-YOU CAN SEE GOLD. -[BLEEP] YEAH!
HE'S CHASING GOLD. IT'S GREAT!
Narrator: PAUL RACKS UP THE LONGEST DIVE OF THE SEASON --
6 1/2 HOURS IN THE WATER.
GREAT DIVE, THERE, PAUL!
Dustin: THAT'S A LOT OF DAMN DREDGING YOU DID.
THAT WAS A LOT OF [BLEEP]
LOOK WHAT HE DID, MAN.YEAH, I KNOW.
WHAT WAS COOL WAS SEEING THAT GOLD LAYING ON THEM ROCKS, MAN.
EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GOING IN THE NOZZLE,
AND IT JUST STAYED RIGHT THERE
UNTIL I'D STICK THE NOZZLE RIGHT ON IT.
THEN, IT'D SUCK THEM UP BUT... -THAT'S AWESOME, MAN.
THAT'S SOME CRAZY ENDURANCE YOU'VE GOT THERE, BUDDY.
CRAZY ENDURANCE, MAN.
I HEARD THEM ALL EXCITED OVER THERE.
THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT A LITTLE GOLD IN THE TRAY.
Dustin: WE GOT QUITE A BIT OF GOLD IN HERE.
GOOD DIVE. WE GOT GOLD, BROTHER.
QUITE A BIT PACKED UP BENEATH THOSE RIPPLES.
-HELL YEAH! -GOT SOME MORE IN THE MIDDLE.
CATCHING GOLD. WE'RE CATCHING GOLD, BRO.
THE DEEPER WE GO, THE BETTER IT'S GETTING.
I LIKE IT. YEAH!
Dustin: SO, WE'RE GONNA DO A CLEANUP.
PAUL IS AN ANIMAL.
HE DID THE MOST DREDGING WE'VE DONE ALL YEAR.
7 FEET IS A DAMN GOOD START.
Paul: OH, I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY TODAY.
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
WE'RE BACK AT IT.
♪♪
OH, FOR REALS, MAN? DID YOU REALLY JUST STAND UP,
MAN, ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT HOLE, MAN, AND HELD YOUR HAND UP?
SHOOT, IT WAS ABOUT, WHAT, HOWEVER DEEP THAT IS, AT LEAST.
-[BLEEP] -PRETTY DEEP, MAN.
6, A LITTLE OVER 6, 7 FEET.
Wes: CHECK THIS OUT, GUYS.
WE GOT HALF AS MUCH GOLD AS WE GOT THE WHOLE LAST SEASON, DUDE.
-WHAT? -CHECK THAT OUT.
WE'RE IN A PERFECT AREA RIGHT NOW.
-YEAH! -OKAY.
YOU'RE RICH. -I LIKE THAT.
WE WERE 15 FEET DEEP LAST YEAR BEFORE WE GOT THIS MUCH GOLD.
-OKAY. -WE DIDN'T GET [BLEEP] LIKE THAT.
-BEAUTIFUL, MAN. -WE'RE STILL DIGGING.
THAT'S SOME FINE GOLD, ISN'T IT?
-HELL YEAH. -WHEN WE GET DOWN,
THERE'S NO TELLING HOW MUCH WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF THERE.
YOU DON'T KNOW REALLY GET THE BIG STUFF
TILL YOU HIT THE BEDROCK.
Dustin: WELL, I'LL TELL YOU
BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE DOWN THERE REAL SOON.
-UP AHEAD... -COME ON, FRED.
WE'RE OUT HERE TO FIND SOME GOLD -- LOTS OF IT.
WATCH OUT, FRED. THEY'RE BRINGING A REAL HEAVY LOAD UP.
[ FRED SCREAMS ]
DEFINITION OF COURAGE -- BEING AFRAID AND DOING IT ANYWAY.
Man: FEELING GOOD.
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, WE SHOULD GET REALLY GOOD GOLD.
-LOOK AT THAT. THIS IS AMAZING! -THAT'S WHERE THE GOLD IS GONNA BE.