Fans mourn cast member from The Curse of Oak Island

Fans of the show The Curse of Oak Island are mourning cast member Daniel Blankenship.

On Monday, the Facebook group Friends of Oak Island announced Blankenshiphad died. He was 95.

Blankenship hadbeen involved with the History Channel show that's produced by Halifax-based production company Tell Talesince it began in 2014.

In a YouTube video promoting the show, Blankenship said he first became involved with the search for the Nova Scotia island's legendarytreasure in 1965. He said he had been to the island steadily since about 1970.

Blankenship said he first read about Oak Island in an issueReader's Digest. He was living in Florida at the time.

He said after reading the article, he was convinced there was treasure on the island and said hewould be instrumental in finding it.

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