i'm obsessed

but totally fucking obsessed! with the aeroplane remix of friendly fire's 'paris'. THANK YOU, finnish crew!

i witnessed a crocodile attack at manuel antonio national park

a mere 5 minutes before it happened, our guide was telling us a crocodile was spotted in the water the day before, then commented how there were people in the water the day of. they sometimes cross the 25 or so feet of land to the beach from their estuary during the night, and sometimes one doesn't make it back to the estuary by morning because the water is cloudy or something. i was standing in the shade looking out at the water. there were about 5 people in the water, not far out... a middle-aged woman screamed and i knew what it was immediately. i couldn't believe it was happening and felt totally helpless. i don't think anyone else knew what was going on, but she continued to scream for her life and her head was dragged under the water a few times. the bf thought she had cramps or something. in fact i'm sure most people had no idea what was going on since you could not see the croc from the shore. the couple swimming near her started running out of the water, then the man started pulling her arm, trying to get her out. two other guys, one from my tour group, ran into the water to get her out and they finally succeeded. the crocodile had bitten her ass and was clamping down, trying to drag her down and drown her. it could have been a lot worse had it bitten a leg. i can't imagine the sheer terror of enjoying a beautiful beach, then looking back and seeing a 10-12 foot crocodile right there. the guy in my group said as he reached her in the water, only then could he see the crocodile and its head was over a foot long. it was one of the most terrifying things i've ever seen. curiously enough, the rangers were amongst the slowest to react. after the attack, the croc could be seen swimming in the water. i do have to question having a beach open where something like this could happen.

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