and then it went away and i dragged her body away to safety and then a boat came along. but unfortunately, they couldn t get close enough with the boat and it took a little while, and then it came back for a third time. that s when i sustained the most injuries because it grabbed her on the leg and her behind and tried to death roll her and drag her away. i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia s quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose, undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this part of mexico are rare, but rarer still is to survive one and tell the story afterwards. the laurie twins are pretty unique in that regard, but the scars of their experience, both emotional and physical, could take
to will grant. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist is the only outward sign of georgia laurie s recent encounter with a crocodile. but the horrific attack which almost killed her twin sister melissa has left much deeper, emotionalscars. i actually heard her scream and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. my worst fear became a reality, is that i have probably lost her, that she is dead. their nightmare began here at the manialtepec lagoon. their unlicensed german guide told the tour group they could swim in these waters, despite it being hatching season for crocodiles. i grabbed her body, pulled it towards me and rested her on my chest.
sister melissa has left much deeper, emotionalscars. i actually heard her scream and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. my worst fear became a reality, is that i have probably lost her, that she is dead. their nightmare began here at the manialtepec lagoon. their unlicensed german guide told the tour group they could swim in these waters, despite it being hatching season for crocodiles. i grabbed her body, pulled it towards me and rested her on my chest. she was blue and i tried to revive her. then the crocodile came along, so i beat it off. and it went away, but then she started going into a fit, flailing her arms and legs. i think she thought it was still attacking her. so i tried to calm her down and then it came back. so i beat it off again,
but i was trying to hold her head up at the same time so she didn t take in any more water and beat it off. and then it went away and i dragged her body away to safety and then a boat came along. but unfortunately, they couldn t get close enough with the boat and it took a little while, and then it came back for a third time. that s when i sustained actually the most injuries because it grabbed her on the leg and her behind, and tried to death roll her and drag her away. i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia s quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose, undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this
so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia s quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose, undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this part of mexico are rare, but rarer still is to survive one and tell the story afterwards. the laurie twins are pretty unique in that regard, but the scars of their experience, both emotional and physical, could take a lifetime to fade. she thought that this was the way she was going to go and she wasn t ready. she was thinking of me in herfinal moments. like, what is going to happen to georgia? you know, it s really harrowing that she was feeling that way. i am counting my lucky stars that someone was looking out for us.