Collin Bishop-Karney

The horse behind me got scared from that and bucked a bit as well. almost bringing his front hooves right down on me. I was lucky enough to roll to the side, right into a thorn bush. The rancher came up, calmed the horses down, and picked me up out of the thorn bush. I saw the red trickling down my arms, and dripping off my cheek.

The horse behind me got scared from that and bucked a bit as well. almost bringing his front hooves right down on me. I was lucky enough to roll to the side, right into a thorn bush. The rancher came up, calmed the horses down, and picked me up out of the thorn bush. I saw the red trickling down my arms, and dripping off my cheek.

I had been cut up pretty badly, but I'd rather have taken those cuts than died by horse trampling. It hurt so much after my adrenaline wore off, and I had the gauze taped on tightly. Thankfully, I slept pretty soundly that night. The fourth event, and quite possibly the scariest thing I had ever experienced, was the day I almost drowned in the lake.

I had been cut up pretty badly, but I'd rather have taken those cuts than died by horse trampling. It hurt so much after my adrenaline wore off, and I had the gauze taped on tightly. Thankfully, I slept pretty soundly that night. The fourth event, and quite possibly the scariest thing I had ever experienced, was the day I almost drowned in the lake.

During our second-to-last day at Camp Woodruff, I decided to spend my free time at the lake with some friends from my troop. But something felt different that day, almost as if I had to be at the lake. It felt like something was calling me to swim. I felt compelled to do so, and I didn't understand why at the time.

During our second-to-last day at Camp Woodruff, I decided to spend my free time at the lake with some friends from my troop. But something felt different that day, almost as if I had to be at the lake. It felt like something was calling me to swim. I felt compelled to do so, and I didn't understand why at the time.

After starting to swim for a few minutes, I heard my friend tell me he dared me to try and touch the bottom of the lake. I didn't know any better, and I didn't realize how deep lakes actually were. I took a deep breath and started to swim down. After seven seconds, I didn't feel the bottom, and I knew I had to swim back up. I felt disoriented for a second, unsure if I was swimming up or sideways.

After starting to swim for a few minutes, I heard my friend tell me he dared me to try and touch the bottom of the lake. I didn't know any better, and I didn't realize how deep lakes actually were. I took a deep breath and started to swim down. After seven seconds, I didn't feel the bottom, and I knew I had to swim back up. I felt disoriented for a second, unsure if I was swimming up or sideways.

But it was too late now. I just had to go for it. I felt that I had finally reached the surface, and my lungs were burning for a breath of fresh air. But as I went to take a breath, The only thing that filled my mouth and partially my throat was the disgusting taste of lake water. I thought to myself, this is it. My life literally flashed before my eyes.

But it was too late now. I just had to go for it. I felt that I had finally reached the surface, and my lungs were burning for a breath of fresh air. But as I went to take a breath, The only thing that filled my mouth and partially my throat was the disgusting taste of lake water. I thought to myself, this is it. My life literally flashed before my eyes.

As I thrashed and kicked, trying desperately to reach the surface, a miracle happened. My hand breached the water's surface, and a lifeguard on the floating platform in the lake grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the water. I coughed up the little water I swallowed and lay on that platform gasping for air for a good long while. He asked me if I was okay and what had happened.

As I thrashed and kicked, trying desperately to reach the surface, a miracle happened. My hand breached the water's surface, and a lifeguard on the floating platform in the lake grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the water. I coughed up the little water I swallowed and lay on that platform gasping for air for a good long while. He asked me if I was okay and what had happened.

I began to say my friend had dared me to swim to the bottom of the lake when my friend, whose voice I heard, said, I never dared you to do that. I've been on this platform the whole time talking with Garrett. At that moment, I knew everything had come full circle to this moment.

I began to say my friend had dared me to swim to the bottom of the lake when my friend, whose voice I heard, said, I never dared you to do that. I've been on this platform the whole time talking with Garrett. At that moment, I knew everything had come full circle to this moment.

The fall, the cold and nightmares, the whispering late at night from the woods, the snake coming down the river at just the right time, and now hearing voices after feeling pulled to the lake. I knew something was in these woods, and it wanted me dead. I stayed away from the water after that, and I made sure I was always with an adult or older scout.

The fall, the cold and nightmares, the whispering late at night from the woods, the snake coming down the river at just the right time, and now hearing voices after feeling pulled to the lake. I knew something was in these woods, and it wanted me dead. I stayed away from the water after that, and I made sure I was always with an adult or older scout.

On the seventh day, when we loaded our things onto our bus, I had never felt so relieved to be going home. After all that had happened to me, my mind might have been playing tricks on me, but while we were driving, I could swear I had seen that same mist-cloaked figure watching our bus drive away and back onto the highway, staring at me as if disappointed, angry, or hateful.

On the seventh day, when we loaded our things onto our bus, I had never felt so relieved to be going home. After all that had happened to me, my mind might have been playing tricks on me, but while we were driving, I could swear I had seen that same mist-cloaked figure watching our bus drive away and back onto the highway, staring at me as if disappointed, angry, or hateful.

i looked straight ahead and didn't look back out the window until i had woken up and we were in atlanta passing through you may not believe my story but i don't need you to camp woodruff is a real place and you can easily find it online and see pictures if you want to look it up

i looked straight ahead and didn't look back out the window until i had woken up and we were in atlanta passing through you may not believe my story but i don't need you to camp woodruff is a real place and you can easily find it online and see pictures if you want to look it up