Mysterious stream in Britain that takes lives (8 photos)

At first glance, Bolton Strid is a completely ordinary stream in Yorkshire, which is located near the epic ruins of Bolton abbeys. And what can be remarkable about a modest reservoir, which in some places you can safely step over?





To understand why Strid is dangerous, you need to climb up a little. downstream where the Wharf River is located. At the place of transformation of the usual wide and calm river in this stream just begins all the most interesting. And terrible.



Bolton Abbey

The transition is lined with deposits of large stones that form something like a funnel-shaped neck. That is, most of the waters of ordinary full-flowing river rapidly flies down into underwater caves and tunnels





Their exact number is unknown. But an example is known depth is about 10 meters. That is, if you stumble and get into this very funnel, then there is almost no chance of staying alive.



One of the first known victims of the treacherous stream was the son local aristocrat Lady Alice de Romilly, William. In 1154 the guy tried to step over the Strid, but stumbled on slippery stones and drowned. Heartbroken mother donated the surrounding land for the construction monastery in memory of the deceased son



Locals claim that the killer stream is almost hundreds of victims. But the bodies, with rare exceptions, cannot be found. as if people are indeed being sacrificed by the waters of Strid to some ancient evil deity.



Of the latest recorded tragedies - the case of 1998. Newlyweds Barry and Lynn, on their honeymoon in Yorkshire, stumbled and became victims of the elements. The bodies were found a few days later. in different parts of the river. A few years later he died in the same place. child. Eight-year-old Aaron Page was playing on the beach, but he stumbled and instantly disappeared underwater.



Numerous bloggers attracted by notoriety killer streams, conducted experiments with him - they threw various objects into the funnel. Which were found in different places of the river - deformed and crushed. The reason is in the long and narrow neck, passing through which under the strong pressure of the stream of water, even very durable things break. What let's talk about the fragile human body.



In 2021, explorer Jack Sneck tried to find out the depth using a special apparatus equipped with a sonar. And was shocked by the results - about 65 meters! And this is not the limit. Ordinary studies due to strong currents and difficult visibility on this area are not possible.

Despite the bad reputation of the stream, many tourists comes here from different countries to look at the pacifying corner of nature, under the mask of which lies an insidious, dangerous and deadly element.