Jan 16, 2006
Apparently camping is not always fun
A night out in the open, pitching a tent in hilly terrains and unwinding under the star-lit skies could be appealing and exciting, but for a group of six picnickers from the capital, it turned out to be a tryst with horror.The six had chosen the hilly terrains of Khorfakan for a fun-filled night during the Eid holidays, and went through the motions of outdoor activities, singing and dancing. They, however, did not reckon with others lurking in the vicinity, and they were a pack of 30 creatures, probably wolves or foxes. Their nightmare had begun.”It was a terrifying experience and we spent the rest of the night huddled inside our four wheeler, without food and water, as we were afraid to venture out to our tent, pitched about 10 feet away from where the vehicle was parked,” Pradeep Paul from Hyderabad, India, told Khaleej Times, recalling the horror the group had gone through in the remote location.
“We reached the spot at around five in the evening and pitched the tent. The camp fire was also lit. We were having real fun, singing, dancing and chatting when my sister Julie noticed something moving behind the bushes, a few feet away from the tent. It was almost 8.30; the fire was doused and we could clearly see a few pairs of eyes glowing in the night.”
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