[music playing]
All right, you guys getting ready?
Yeah.
Yes, we are.
NARRATOR: On the waters of Lake Michigan, treasure hunter Kevin
Dykstra, his brother Al, and researcher Jeff Zehr, or about
to dive on what may be the remains of a wooden boxcar,
a boxcar that once contained a reported $140 million
in stolen Confederate gold.
I think we're on it.
Everything is working according to plan.
All the resources are great.
So I'm very excited.
NARRATOR: Unfortunately, in the last several minutes
the waters of Lake Michigan have become noticeably
choppier, and more dangerous.
The water out in Lake Michigan can be very rough.
Diving off from the main deck of the boat is just really hard.
Those waves can be treacherous.
[grunts]
NARRATOR: The rough waters caused Kevin's body to collide
with the steel dive platform.
He appears to be seriously injured.
[grunts]
Yeah!
Al and Jeff, out!
NARRATOR: What began as a day of optimism and excitement
has now become one of anxiety and fear.
He's hurt.
NARRATOR: Because Kevin could be seriously injured,
the team cannot risk moving him onto the deck of the boat.
They must tend to him on the dive platform,
as Captain Dave van Farowe rushes
the Neptune back to shore.
What's going through my mind is panic.
It's devastating.
He's my strong brother.
He's the one that's, you know, active.
He's always doing something.
You know, I don't want him seriously injured.
I'm super worried.
Super worried.
Come on back here.
Hello.
He jumped off this ladder and hit this metal
casing on the way in.
You know, I'm very worried at this point for Kevin.
You know, I just thank the Lord that we
were able to get him out.
But it's a scary moment for all of us right now.
NARRATOR: Having been alerted by Al Dykstra, Kevin's
wife, Joanna, has rushed to the dock
at the news of Kevin's accident.
One--
Don't twist me over.
--two, three.
[screams]
NARRATOR: With Kevin back on shore and in the hands
of medical professionals, he and his team
must now face a troubling question.
Could Kevin's quest to find a fortune in stolen
Confederate gold be over just when
he thought he was so close, he could almost reach out
and touch it?
[siren]
Or might there be a darker and more mysterious force at work?
A force that remains determined to keep the gold at the bottom
of the lake, and that curses the souls of anyone who ever dares
to bring it to the surface?