Back to safety
For now, he could only see the animal’s head. Mike stood there, staring at it for a few minutes, forgetting about his friends and where they were. After a while, he felt safe enough to try approaching again, slowly. Meter by meter, he skated toward the frightening creature. As he got closer, he finally understood why the crocodile wasn’t moving.
This giant head was actually frozen and stuck in the ice?! Was the animal still alive?? Mike wasn’t sure until he noticed that its eyes were following him as he moved from side to side. There was no mistake: the beast was alive?! The young man realized the incredible nature of this encounter.