Stainton said that Discovery Channel couldn’t call off the documentary because “everyone had been paid”, despite his concerns.
“I felt uncomfortable about it when we were sort of going into the production. In fact, three weeks before we were lined up to shoot I actually rang Discovery and said ‘Look at I don’t feel good about this thing’,” he told host Andrew Bucklow.
“I just had this premonition in January that would be the last day of my life this year. I just had this really weird feeling… So much so that I went and got tests and CAT scans. I thought, ‘I have to have something wrong with me’ (but) nothing came back.
“I even made a will that year in June before we went on the trip,” he added.
