Bella Bare -- Richard Mann Split Open By Monster C... -

The official report called it a “drowning accident.” The sinkhole was filled with concrete. Richard Mann’s body was never recovered—only his dive light, found two miles downstream, still flashing a desperate SOS.

The next morning, they stood at the edge of the sinkhole. The water was the color of strong tea, and it smelled of rotten leaves and ancient minerals. Richard donned his dry suit, clipped on his dive light, and secured a GoPro to his helmet. Bella Bare -- Richard Mann Split Open by Monster C...

And she swears she can feel something watching her from the shower drain. The official report called it a “drowning accident

Bella screamed into her regulator. Bubbles erupted. The monster’s head turned—if it could be called a head. Dozens of primitive eyes, each one milky and lidless, fixed on her. The water was the color of strong tea,

Something rested at the bottom—a creature that defied classification. Part amphibian, part paleolithic predator, it had a lamprey-like mouth ringed with concentric rows of teeth. Its body was the color of soaked bone, and it did not move so much as unfold.