Terrifying moment a 15-foot alligator swims into a group of Boy Scouts in Texas Lake
- The Boy Scout troop was swimming in Lake Raven in Huntsville State Park
- The park did not ban swimming despite ‘alligators living in the park’
- The troop leader, 53, stood between the alligator and the girls until they were safe
A group of Girl Scouts swimming in a Texas lake had a heartbreaking encounter with a 15-foot alligator during a camping trip last week.
The group camped at Huntsville State Park and enjoyed a swim at Lake Raven, where swimming is allowed despite there being a known presence of alligators.
Troop leader Nichole Glenn spotted the beast and stood between the beast and the girls until they were safely back on shore.
She thought it was a ‘log’ in the water until it started moving.
The alligator’s tail and head briefly rose to the surface as it approached the group at Lake Raven
People screamed and scrambled away as the alligator approached in Texas Lake
‘I thought, this is the day I die’, Ava Miller (photo). 11. said.
The alligator became tangled in a rope and turned away, but remained in the area for over an hour
‘I always say I love them to death. I always say I would do anything for them.
“Now I know for sure I would do anything for them,” Glenn told a local newspaper KPRC2.
The girls screamed and scrambled away as the alligator slithered toward them in a cellphone video. The alligator is estimated to be 14 feet long.
“I thought, this is the day I die,” Ava Miller, 11, said.
Troop 114204 was on a relaxing overnight trip at Huntsville State Park to explore the park and learn to fish, Glenn said.
Scout Erin White jumped off the dock and dove into the water as the alligator closed.
Troop leader Nichole Glenn spotted the beast and stood between the beast and the girls until they were safely back on shore. She thought it was a ‘log’ in the water until it started moving.
Glenn, 53, said she was determined none of the girls would be hurt. You can swim in the park, although several alligators have been found in the lake in the past
“I thought they were letting me go, so I jumped off and followed,” White said.
She didn’t see the 15-foot alligator and chased her friends until Glenn told them to get away.
‘I was close enough to get hurt. And I didn’t even know it was there,” White told KPRC 2.
The girls were pushed to shore and no one was injured.
The alligator got tangled in a rope and turned away. But he stayed in the area for over an hour. Park police officers asked the public to leave and closed the swimming area for the rest of the day.
Troop 114204 was on a relaxing overnight stay at Huntsville State Park to explore the park and learn to fish
The girls were swimming in the designated area.
Huntsville State Park has not banned swimming, even though it is known to have “alligators living in the park” on its website.
The state agency once removed alligators from the park, but has not yet decided whether to do so before then.
There are signs around the park warning visitors to keep 30 feet away from alligators.
After the exhilarating experience, the scout has mixed feelings about swimming in the lake. Glenn said she will never swim in a lake again.
“I should probably focus more on my surroundings,” White said.
Huntsville State Park and Taxes Parks and Wildlife Department have been reached for comment.
The girls have mixed feelings about swimming in the lake after the exhilarating experience