NARRATOR: Is there really an Oak Island curse?

There are many who believe the answer is yes,

but they'll also tell you that it

isn't a curse that involves dark forces or threats of death.

They believe it's the one that takes

root in the mind of every would-be treasure hunter.

There are many psychological processes

that could explain why a person actually spends years searching

for something, doesn't find it, and keeps

doing it for even more years.

So, one explanation is this sunken cost fallacy,

and the idea there is that if you think you already invested

a lot in finding something or pursuing something,

then you don't want that investment to go to waste.

So you're willing to put in more investment

in the pursuit of the thing that you still didn't find.

And additionally, they are often very worried that if they leave

this treasure hunt site, someone else might come and swoop

in right after them and benefit from all

the work they have been doing all this time

and get the big rewards.

I don't know what it is about the island

that so captivates people, but I do know that it really does.

It really does, and it goes beyond reason.

I can see the fascination.

If the accident hadn't happened when it did, and I had come

to the age of 16 or so, I could see myself

taking a shovel in hand and becoming so upset

with the cursedness of this mystery of going

after the answer myself.

Perhaps the legend of a curse--

the reason for it existing is to hide something.

And the fact that people are searching,

people are actively saying, I'm going to go against this

and I'm going to look for it anyway,

that inherently gives the curse a reason for being.

There is a definite presence on Oak Island,

and I don't know if this feeds into the curse

or if this is something completely

different or manifested because of the general knowledge

that there may be a curse on the island.

I think the island is cursed, or there at least

is some negative energy around the multiple layers of history.

I think the curse shows up in many forms,

whether it's greed, obsession, or a financial difficulty,

and I think something is still unresolved and unsettled.

The curse is the way Oak Island swallows people's lives,

consumes their fortunes, and, in many cases,

destroys their sanity.

The curse of Oak Island is that once you get in,

it's really hard to get out.

Brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and the other members

of the Oak Island team are risking an incredible amount

of time and money looking for a fabled treasure on Oak Island,

but are they also risking their lives?

See, one thing is certain.

So far, six men have died searching for the answer.

And according to legend, one more

will have to die before what lies buried there can be found,

and the Oak Island mystery will no longer

be among the unexplained.