The adults who heard the screaming jumped into the dark lagoon water and beat the crocodile until it let go. The crocodile was 13 feet long and kept whipping its head and pulling Charlie deeper the entire time.

5 years ago today, a 12-year-old playing hide and seek at a Cancun resort hid in what he thought was a dark nook by the pool. Here are 5 facts about what happened that most people don't know.

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When the crocodile pulled Charlie into the water, his friend Cyrus grabbed his arms and tried to pull him free. The two of them were screaming for help while Charlie was still in the crocodile's mouth.

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A trauma nurse happened to be staying at the resort. She came outside, stopped the bleeding, and kept Charlie calm until paramedics arrived. Surgeons later saved his leg after it initially looked like it would have to be amputated.

The hiding spot the boys chose was actually a dock sitting over a swampy lagoon. Directly underneath them was a nest of crocodiles.

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The gate leading to that dock was almost always locked. It was only opened when staff led guests on excursions. Nobody knows why it was open that night.

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