Mysterious creature spotted in depths of Lake Tahoe

ATION, KEVIN OLIVER EXPORTS THE MYTHS AND REALITY OF HIS -- OF WHAT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF LAKE TAHOE. KEVI JUST AFTER SUNRISE, THEY MET UP WITH THE FAMILY TO HEAD OUT ON LAKE TAHOE. TODAY, THEY WERE TAKING HIM ON AN AMATEUR RESEARCH MISSION TO SEE WHAT LIES BENEATH. >> I'M LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT IS INTERESTING. I'M LOOKING FOR WILDLIFE, FOR BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES, AND ANYTHING THAT WOULD GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LAKE TAHOE. KEVIN: PETLEY HAS DESIGNED AND BUILT HIS OWN WATERPROOF DEVICE TO HOW THEY GO PRO CAMERA AND POWERFUL CUSTOM LED LIGHTS, ALL CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE PRESSURE AT TAHOE'S DEEPEST POINT. THERE IS SO MANY STORIES ABOUT WHAT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF LAKE TAHOE AND TO HAVE A CAMERA GO DOWN AND SHOW US, I AM ON BOARD. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. KEVIN: WHEN WE GET TO THE SPOT THEY WANT TO EXPLORE -- >> CAN YOU DROP THE PIN ON THE GPS? >> READY, EVELYN? HERE WE GO. KEVIN: PETLEY DROPS FOR MISSILE SHAPED DEVICE AND METHOD UP UNDERWATER. -- AND LET IT DROP UNDERWATER. THE CAMERA RECORDS THE WHOLE WAY DOWN, AND THE IMAGE GETTING DARKER BLUE AS THE SUNLIGHT DISAPPEARS. IT IS SO DEEP, IT TAKES MORE THAN FOUR MINUTES TO TRAVEL TO THE BOTTOM. WHAT WE SEE WHEN THE CAMERA GETS TO THE END OF THE LINE MAY NOT LOOK ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE, A MUDDY BED OF LAKE TAHOE, BUT IT IS STILL AN ACHIEVEMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE DEEPEST POINTS OF THE LAKE EVER SEEN BY HUMANS. OTHER SUBMERSIBLES AND SCUBA DIVERS HAVE DROPBACK UNDERWATER VIDEO FROM SHALLOWER POINTS. THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS TRIED TO EXAMINE IT THE FAULT LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE THREE YEARS AGO, BUT NEVER MADE IT BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. PETLEY IS THE FIRST TO RECORD FIGURE FROM THE LAKE'S DEEPEST LEVELS. >> EVERY TIME WE DO IT, EVERYTHING IS NEW. KEVIN: THIS IS JUST ONE LOCATION PETLEY IS ANXIOUS TO EXPLORE. LAKE TAHOE'S WATER MADE EVEN RENOWNED FOR ITS CLARITY, BUT AT ITS DEPTHS, IT STILL HOLDS MYSTERIES AND LURE. FINDING THE EXACT SPOT TO LOOK IS THE HARD PART. THERE IS NO LIFE FEED -- LIVE FEED FROM THE BOTTOM. PETLEY' CREW ADDED A GLOW STICK AND SARDINES, HOPING AT MIGHT ATTRACT WHATEVER LURKS IN TAHOE'S WATERS. HE DROPS IT IN THE RE -- IT AND THE REEL SPINS. WE NOTICED SOMETHING SWIM BY THE LENS. IT'S DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY WHAT KIND OF FISH IT IS. PETLEY'S CAMERA CAUGHT THIS. >> WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. KEVIN: THIS RESEARCHERS SAY THAT WHILE THE ANIMAL LOOKS REMARKABLY SHARKLIKE, EXPERTS AT UC DAVIS BELIEVE IT IS MOST LIKELY A VERY LARGE LAKE TROUT. PETLEY IS HOPING TO EXPAND AND REFINE HIS PROJECT TO EXPLORE MORE OF THE LAKE BED. >> I DEFINITELY THINK THERE IS A SPECIES AND LIFE AT THE BOTTOM OF TAHOE THAT WE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT. KEVIN: AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

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Keywords: kevin oliver, kcra, kcra 3, tahoe, lake tahoe, deep, depths, explore, exploring, dive, deepest, chase petley, KCRA, Sacramento, California

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Length: 3min 52sec (232 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 30 2016