I bought a ghost town - then got trapped there
Brent Underwood bought an abandoned mining town in California. But when bad weather made it impossible to leave, the ghostly tales about the place began to feel all too real...
Brent Underwood is a young American entrepreneur who spent his life savings on the remains of an abandoned 19th century mining town in California. He was fascinated by its Wild West history, but when he got trapped there by heavy snow earlier this year, all alone, the ghostly tales about the place began to feel all too real.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Rebecca Vincent
Picture: Brent Underwood at Cerro Gordo
Credit: Brent Underwood
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