It's Real
Despite their suspicions, the team discovered that the hole was, in fact, real. It was actually so dark that you couldn't see the bottom. It even looked exactly like the description that Mel Waters gave it on the radio show...
Backing the Theory
In disbelief, the young men started testing the theories about the hole. Evan tossed a rock down into the pit, and they were astounded when they didn't hear the rock hit the bottom of the pit. They never heard the rock hit at all...