42 years ago today, a 25-year-old woman camped alone in Yellowstone's most dangerous valley. Rangers found her tent the next morning, perfectly tidy. She wasn't in it. She was found over 250 feet away. 🧵

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.

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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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Her sleeping bag had two puncture marks, one near the neck and one near the torso. There was no blood on it.

Everything inside her tent was undisturbed. Her flashlight was off. Her tape player had run until the batteries died.

Pelican Valley requires a special permit. Rangers only issue it after warning hikers to travel in groups of three or more. Brigitta decided she was going alone.

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.

She had packed all her clothes in ziplock bags to mask her scent. She had a wilderness survival guide with a page marked on how to hang food from trees. The bear was still able to get to the food anyway.

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