Living In The Hidden Tunnels Of Las Vegas
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Seeker Stories takes a deep look at some of the world's most unique individuals, places, and cultures. These short documentaries set out to expand our perspective and transform our understanding of the world.
Matthew O'Brien, an expert on the underground flood channels of Las Vegas, makes one of his regular visits to the tunnels with the Seeker team to experience the hardship, lifestyle, and creativity of those who live in them.
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I grew up in las Vegas and I can say that the tunnels definitely have their own sort of culture. I spent a lot of time in my teen years exploring and sometimes sleeping in them. This video is really interesting!
Probably your best video yet. Not some lost teenager looking for spirituality and shoving the pictures on tumblr, just a guy helping the poor living in the dark under the city and telling their stories. More of this.
I use to live in the tunnels flamingo and swenson for years. i seen it all the drugs the sick, the death. it's a terrible thing no one helps and the only time the government comes is when someone dies. they need help. I've been out for 11 months months now and it's a miracle.
I'm glad you got out brother, wishing you all the best.
You are pathetic ! You make it sound like you were forced to live like that . Only lazy , boneless or drugloving people end up in places like that !
Life = Work
@@gertjanvandermeij4265 you're a complete douche bag of a human being. How dare you judge people you know nothing about.
if i just randomly turned up to that spot with supplies, would they accept them?
@@tidykun3707
My Dad lives in Nevada but, I'm up in NorCal and nobody else is looking for my sister Tiffany who disappeared, last time she logged on facebook was (Feb. 4. 2016) she was already living on the streets in Las Vegas :( but, she'd call on the weekends asking for money and would show up to our Dad's for Thanksgiving. We haven't heard from her in almost 2 years, no contact, no calls, no texts, no visits, no trace. I've talked to the Sheriff over the phone and local hospitals, my Dad did check the mortuary (once last year) cause if she doesn't have a wallet on her with I.D. or drivers license might be filed as a "Jane Doe" :( :( :(
This is one reason i want to
Grow up and be rich, not the kind that's greedy and rude, but the the kind that is caring enough to help others and get them to smile as a gift. It hurts me to see how these people live like this, even though they may be fine, they still need aid, fresh food, fresh water, etc. it's things i wish i could provide but just can't at the moment. It's a life goal for me. Honestly most people would do it to get something in return, but i want to do it to receive a smile and a hug, cause that's all i would care about, the happiness of those homeless
this channel is truly amazing. I've learned so many interesting things.
The documentary on the homeless in Bogota, Columbia by VICE, is much better. Those people literally have to live in human feces and urine.
These homeless in Vegas are living in a mansion comparing to those people.
+Midnite Reveries this channel is like mini vice
+Another Tex Yes Yes Yes these videos are trying to get you to think a certian way. Frankly I think the agenda is strong with it.
This needs to be a full out documentary. Get on it seeker.
Yes please.
Thinking Out Loud I don't think this specifically could be a full documentary, but certainly if they expanded it to other cities.
Full documentaries are just too long, this has all the information I need to know about this subject documentaries just fill the time with uninteresting info.
Update from July 1st, Sharon was swept away during a flash flood and past away. RIP Sharon, may your soul find peace. Pray for her family.
In vast flood tunnels under the glittering lights of Las Vegas, a hidden community of homeless people takes shelter from the elements and do what they must to survive. Seeker shares their story.
That's not right.
This should not be happening in a rich country like America!
Elaine Evans Ill dont belive US is a rich country anymore.The greedy ruling elite is screwing everyone up the ass. www.usdebtclock.org/
Nedroj So that may be the perceived case, but the average wealth of an individual American is some of the highest in the world, in a huge country of almost 400 million nonetheless.
Also America's debt relative to it's GDP is manageable, whereas in some European countries the amount debt acquired will require several huge economy to solve.
America's growth is also in the long run quite healthy, yet again, in many European countries growth is expected to, in the long run, falter.
This is not to say there's not anything wrong with the United States, just some people are too acquainted with The United State's weaknesses more than their own region's.
Discovery✌dude ... Whoever, whatever , wherever God is may he bless you sr ...I was once homeless in Baltimore city md. I know how these ppl feel and what they are going thru but even I found out it's never too late to start a fresh life! I went from gangs , to time in jail most of my whole life into my late 20s ,to drugs to losing my fam, my kids ,my happiness, my soul but I over came my demons with fighting hard to change my life I literally had to leave my home town in 09 after my fiancee died from OD ! I was 27 she was 20 now I'm 36 and living well . No more demons but still deal with regret , I'm just happy to be out of the streets and alive and engaged in love again! I have my own home and I'm actually proud of myself for a change but like I said I will always have regrets, and as far as my demons , I hope they stay gone!..I won't survive Baltimore if I ever go back and this makes me very scard, and sad 😢 it's where my fam is and I dunno if I will ever see them again before we pass on or not
Wow amazed to see how well they have organized their stuff, These people always fascinate me I have got many set backs in my life and I'm very sure the next set back will also put me on streets watching these videos to learn some survival tech ....
Most of us are closer to this reality than we realize.
True that. I have three degrees and am almost a lawyer. If it weren't for a close friend for many decades who I have always helped when he needed me back in the day, I'd be living under a bridge because although I apply for work, for some reason, they usually turn me down and then I end up down and out. So yes, this kind of thing can happen to anybody. I now know from personal experience. These people really could use a hand up. :)
A lot of people are only one more missed rent payment away from this. It's a hard reality =/
Yes about 50% of us aren't that far away from this. Only a few bad choices.
Stop it. 99.9% of the time It’s mental health and substance addiction, NOT a couple of missed rent payments.
@@BW0621 I would love to see your research on this.
The compassion of humanity still amazes me. As social creatures its in our nature to help but sadly most dont.
Most don't because it's *not* in human nature to help. People are naturally selfish and self-centered. It's why as toddlers we have to be *taught* to share. Children naturally say *mine* when they have something and don't want anyone else to take it. Or try to take something someone else has. They hit and hide their hands. They lie and have to be taught to tell the truth. They have to be taught to do good, to put others first, to show affection and to say I'm sorry etc., It does not come naturally.
We are born into a fallen state and only learning by example and repeated correction raises us to a level where we can *imitate* goodness but our true nature goes unchanged, it's just hidden. When there is no law, no structure and no accountability or reverence for something greater than ourselves, mankind de-evolves back to that fallen state and take on the same nature they had when they came into this world. This is why we need a Savior, to change our true nature into the right nature. Without Him we can only put on a veneer of civility, but beneath is always our true nature and given the "right" circumstances that veneer comes off and the world sees us for who we truly are.
This is why you see the vitriol, bitterness, anger, angst, lust, bigotry, fear, sarcasm and rank hostility in comment sections across every social media platform. When people believe themselves to be faceless and don't fear the repercussions, they feel free to take off the mask of civility and reveal who they really are, who they've always been. A sinner in need of a savior.
My friends and I used to hang out in and explore these tunnels as teenagers, on the Summerlin side. Never ran into any encampments and rarely any people (they were visiting, not living down there anyway), but read Matt O'Brien's book when it came out and have always been fascinated by these people and their stories. Looking forward to going back one day to help out, do some homeless outreach, etc.
4:55...Awww ...
l'm not predicting this could happen to anyone, this doe happen to someone!...someone who was a somebody, and now this somebody a fellow brother/sister is Down on there luck...these guys are not begging but surviving, these guys face some of the harshest cold weathers, humiliation and judgment, hunger,even fear...Never walk past another fellow person believeing you are better...A warm smile goes a long way...
Are you related to that crazy Haywood family that put their hired hand in chains then hacked him to bits with an ax?
Damn..... so true
It's hot in vegas
I just brought some land in Vegas in Ascaya and this makes me sad. I know it might sound wrong but I would like to go down there and meet some of them, give them jobs in Houston while my place is being build in Vegas & move them back. They keep on working for me.
+Christopher Maze i live in houston and would love a job!
This guy has slowly befriended them, and got permission for the cameras before showing up with them. You can't just walk through there and invade their homes. You also would be violated and threatened by such an act.
Christopher Maze I too want to go but I've been warned of the dangers. I'm gathering info, have been for a year now in plans on visiting them.
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they arent in the tunnels cause they wanna work
Ascaya means It's raining in Cherokee.
God bless these people and Shine a Light.
Rip Sharon. She said she lives down there because her husband wanted to and she passed away during a flood smh sad stuff
How do you know this?
Dailymail made a report about it. She did, in fact, pass away.
jazz was interviewed on cnn and he got back in jail later on
Karate Lebron I was wondering exactly what would happen in that situation... It's a shame
I was going to say... don't flood channels FLOOD and then what happens?
“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton, Paradise Lost
great story yall covered. my brother lived there in the tunnels for a year so this story really hit me hard. thank yall for also including the link for shine a light.
That lady Sharon. I knew her. I used to date her daughter..that's crazy!! When was this made?
Idk but she died after one of the tunnels flooded 😔
I believe it was made almost 6 years ago. I have watched it before and I think the first time I watched it was when he had just uploaded it and that was around 6 years ago.
@@proudmilitarybrat76 stevy wonder
@@proudmilitarybrat76 June of 2016.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_O%27Brien#Career
knpr.org/knpr/2016-08/flood-spells-tragedy-tunnel-dwellers
4 yrs later after posting this I read the article that was posted under, thanks for that btw. I never knew she died until now. That’s so terrible that happened to her. I can only imagine what was going through her mind. She was always so nice to me when I was over at their apartment. (obviously before Sharon was back in those tunnels) so sad to hear. RIP Sharon. Glad I knew you and thanks for all the conversation and advice when I was just a kid coming out of high school.
i teared up so much watching this. so afraid i may endup like them what with inflation rate so high & the difficulty of getting & maintaining 1 job to pay for bills & daily necessities....
Lmao..
@@Shadow77999 LMAO? You are a sick POS to laugh at someone else's misfortunes.
Mikey lol
As a chronic Introvert I cannot help but find that life a little appealing
i thought the same but then I was reminded of the fact spiders exist. and those tunnels are their favourite place to dwell, especially the big ones.
Martin Spiders don't bother me.
***** I live with 2 roommates in a flat in Swansea. So fuck off back under your bridge
***** your second name is Jones... thats a welsh name... but okay.
simon jones it's Welsh
My cousin is one of those people that chooses to live in the tunnels under the strip and elsewhere. He knows I would take him in in a minute but he would rather live where he does. He does suffer from a bit of mental illness and yes, he goes through his cycles but he's a very good man and he is also very nice, probably to a fault. I think he often gets taken advantage of. Not by anyone in the tunnels per se, but from the dealers and others who live above ground. I haven't heard from him in weeks now though and I am bit worried. It's not like him to not at least call me or my brother weekly so I have to wonder if he is okay. It doesn't help that he is there in Vegas and I am here in Montana. It's not like I can just drive down there and find him either. Well, I'll just keep hoping he gets a hold of me or my bro soon otherwise I am tempted to put in a missing persons report. I have my reasons to be worried about him. Thanks for the great video, Seeker. It's amazing so many people have no idea how large the homeless community in Vegas is.
Taha Berke Can Yes, thank you. We did hear from him finally and he is okay. He just lost his grandmother ( my aunt ) and she is the one who raised him. She was 94 though! His mother, my 1st cousin, was a heroin addict her whole life and although she loved her kids, she was not able to take of them properly. A few years ago I got a call from the LVPD informing me that she had been found in an alley behind a Von's in Las Vegas and had OD'd. So, my cousin lost his mother that way and his childhood was not the best although when my aunt had him he was taken very good care of. I think it was what happened to him in his childhood that made him unstable and brought out the psychosis and eventually, severe Schizophrenia. I'm just glad to know where he is. I can't make him come here and live with me or anything else unfortunately as he is of age and old enough to make his own decisions no matter how screwed up they may be.
Cort Richards Thanks for the update.
Cathy Preston You betcha, Cathy. It's the least I could do since you have all been so supportive and nice to my cousin and I. It's a refreshing change from some of the awful comments people post now a days! Cheers to all - Cort
Cort Richards Such a sad life, you are wonderful for continuing to support him.
How is he doing now?
I live in Las Vegas and this a eye opener. I know we have a homeless problem but I did not know it was this bad and how can I help my Community
this Hawaiian guy in an other video said a lot of the homeless people ended up there after being on vacation and losing everything to the casinos.
I'm absolutely in love with this new channel. I love hearing stories and seeing the different aspects of the world. This channel tells such amazing stories with great quality. I wanted to watch more videos haha but I'll gladly wait for more. Please continue making great videos :)
The sobering thing about this is the realization that this can happen to you. A life with no easy access to the basics like bathrooms/running water. How long would it take to fall out of society if unable to land a decent job or if injured/ill with no one else to help?
I like this program you're doing to help these people.
"Half of us are satisfied; half of us in need." "Harvest for the World" --Isley Brothers
I need another 45 min of this.. all this teasing
Thats what she said
it
Go for Vice channel they explained it a lot better
***** good one mate, ya got me
4:55 hits you hard.
This guy is an angel helping homeless.
''IF my man wants to live down here, I'll live down here with him'' - that my friends is the definition of a good woman
Andy Wood she died from a flood down there
Excellent mini documentary! Keep them coming!
This makes me want to cry so sad
No sunlight is hard man
4:00 wow 20 years. Imagine all the stories this dude has to tell. All the floods hes gone through!
New York City used to have a lot of people live in it tunnels.
Lots of Lenape people lived there until white people committed genocide. Now we live in Oklahoma. Fake tribes still there try to claim they are Lenape but aren't.
You're are such a beautiful person for doing what you're doing, I hope the universe blesses you with an abundance of love & happiness!! 🙌💙🧡💚💛💜❤️💖💕💕
Good works man, God be With you!
There was a man named Barry who lived in those tunnels but luckily he was able to get out of the tunnels before they flooded.
He is doing good now he used to be homeless and now he rents a 2 br and 1 bath house.
Thank you for this video.
No explanation on how they ended up living in the tunnels? Somewhere in the video they said they were living in apartments and one living in a house but we never really got to know what happened?
drugs and gambling
thats not something we need to know. it wasnt about how they got there. its how they live in it.
The global economic hit in 2008 took a part too.
Drugs and mental illness
Addiction, job loss, medical problems causing financial problems, mental illness
I remember living in summerlin and my friend and I would have these adventures in the tunnels and we found a mini go kart, old camps (homes), we travel for hours and ended up by the side of the mountains maybe 3 hours away from we lived.
@4:55 wow he said "unless you can think of a better future I can think of" he is pleading for hope....ask God our Father.
Mr. Her Yea God is really helping them out isn’t he?
hi i live in vegas and it tripped me out seeing Sharon bc she died in the tunnel we had lots of rain and tunnel flooded she drowned i had known her for yrs. seeing this vid really upset me she was a good person
Fantastic video guys!
The thing that is really sad is that Vegas does get flash floods as do many desert areas. You can only hope they could get out in time. I see many homeless people when I walk around Vegas. My heart goes out to them as anyone of us can find ourselves in a bad situation.
Wow! This is really interesting! Ive lived here for 3 years and never knew of this.
Way to expose them to public scrutiny, bravo. How long now do they have there?
"Aghast the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is..."
the actual quote is...
“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” - John Milton, Paradise Lost
That is one hell of a difference... :>(
My friend live here 10 years ago after she got layoff from$15 an hour dealer job in a las Vegas casino,I don't know if she is alive !
This breaks my heart as a human being to see this.
Ricky's last line was touchy
Hell exists much further below ground. What I find eerie is that here, you're that much closer to it. God protect these souls.
How do u know
they break my heart
This is amazing
Its such a cold world.
Unfortunately Sharon passed away this weekend after a flash flood swept her and her partners camp away...
allegiant347 how do u kno
knpr.org/knpr/2015-07/more-rain-less-flooding-testament-flood-control-efforts
That's her partner's retelling of the events. So, so sad.
people in Vegas will surprise you on how much humanity they hold. don’t let the lights fool you
Once, me and my sister where walking to school and we saw a tunnel. We went inside, but it was to dark to see. We turned around and went to school.
technically being homeless is a mindset there are those that have no home but they dont consider themselves homeless cause the travel the open road and have more freedom then us that have a home we should all love 1 another and be the same live as equals none of us is better than the next each person you ever meet i guarantee each person youll ever meet will be able too teach u something new love all keep peace and always keep lovemin your heart
im a near homeless firefighter from indiana, maybe i should go down there during rainstorms and try to save lives.
Thats awesome they are human beings surviving! They are good people too!
I know Sharon from back when she first moved to Las Vegas. I also know she doesn't want pity or handouts. I do want her to know that I do miss talking to her and wish her only the best and happiness.
Mark Mori she died
Yes I know.
Love it!
i wish the curious cameras would bring FRUIT for the homeless! (don't mourn! ORGANIZE..... fresh fruit Fridays?!)
I wish them all the best of luck.
Great video
How do I get in contact with the person involved in contacting the homeless in the segment, " Living in the Hidden Tunnels of Las Vegas?"
That is me what you need ?
5:00 maybe people need to hear his testimony?
how do I find more info on this or contact this guy?
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You guys have the best videos
I lived in Vegas for 15 years and had only heard of the tunnels. Never knew there were people living in them. Scary to think what would happen in a flash flood.
What do they do when it actually does rain? Do they lose everything? :(
Good question. I imagine waterproof clothes bedding, food using plastic bags.
It's like an actually interesting version of "MTV cribs", hehe i love it.
I visited as Vegas and realise the hotel workers work for tourist money to live. I wouldn't live in Las Vegas you can tell what people live there or holiday there. Las Vegas has so many lights it blinded the homeless community. Give food, guidance and help,
I live in las vegas and there are a lot of tuns where i live.
How do you help and brighten their days?
Sadly, out of sight out of mind... This is incredible. a different world. Read a book by dean koontz called innocence about a boy whose mother suicides and the boy is rescued by a man who lives under the city. He meets a girl who "lives" in a library. An amazing book and perspective of the world. Thank you for this video
Yo where is this at would love tongondown there help out
it's just sad to see this...
what camera are u using?
Heh, those guys currently have more food than I. x)
I personally wouldn't mind living down there, if I could carve out a room into one of the walls.
How hot does it get down there in the Vegas heat?
Matthew. Please contact me. I’d love to help and be a part of your “shine the Light”. This issue has been on my mind since I moved here from Minnetrista. Thank you for shinning your story, the light on people whom need living essential to survival
Anyone know EXACTLY WHERE the entrance to the tunnels is? Is somewhere south of the Rio Casino??
William Connell just south of flamingo on valley view Blvd before the condos and extended stay you’ll see the tunnels where they just walk into some have made shelters on the street there as well it’s pretty crazy but they do it
Subscribed found you through Wimp.com seems like a awesome channel...
Talking about Paradise Lost, there is a place of...certain significance also in Nevada. Both are underground...further underground...where did all the people go? Only the federal government knows...
Tunnel Snakes rule!!!
lol
Renaissance Nerd that is no way to live exploiting your selves and letting down the part of Las Vegas strip that beloved in family oriented casinos. You who allow this to me seriously need to rethink the campaign ther is no attraction to come from anywhere homeless to live like mole people in the sewers off the strip. You are being deported worse than the 7,077 children flooding the boarders from Mexico and you live in the free county. The police brutalize you the business men hate you and your family miss you when your dead and gone this absolutely garbage and should be ripped off CZcams for inappropriate miss information.
I can show you a real tunnel snake Amata ;)
Lived in vegas and i had idea...
this is crazy.
WOW!
When you get kicked out of your Freedom tunnel for being shady is when you truly hit bottom.
U SAID IT ,GIVE UP THERE FREEDOM 4 ENSLAVMENT
When the raining season come won't everything be washed away and those inside get drowned?
I live in Tijuana Mexico, and im telling you, this guys have it easy in comparasion to the people that lives in the cannals of my city, im talking caveman level, and water, pollution and sickness are always a treath, you can look it up, this is a pg nice version of whats down this city
Nobody cares about Mexico
speak for yourself, you shit bag.
+thsllsaturate America pig
What about when it floods?
I was hoping he would touch on that.
Please tell me your joking?
LambosRule79 wa?
A lot of them come out when it gets cloudy. It doesn’t rain here very often but when t does it pours. There’s always a few deaths but most of them can be seen sitting outside of the entrances on rainy days.
@@ADSaaron Shanon died a couple of months ago in the tunnels during a flood. Quite tragic
When it rains all that water comes right down there and they drown.......
only areas in town that i've seen homeless in are pipes either flood drains like these or even small ones that are wide as a 2 lane road .idk where else anyone could stay under the vegas weather and survive ? I have and do see a few camping in dirt dunes here where i live around the nlv airport but when june come around they leave . tents put up next to dumpsters etc and squatting ,but the abandoned houses are disappearing fast cos the economies on the upswing .not could be me -will be me
O:17 No, that's Paradise.