The mystery of the specialized stream

With a peaceful and romantic look, no one can expect the Strid stream in England to be a monster that "swallowed" people mercilessly.

Bolton Strid between the Barden and Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire (England), Bolton Strid (also known as Strid stream) is no different from a small stream flowing in the middle of the forest but is actually the most dangerous trap in the self Of course.

The poetic stream contains a deadly danger in the UK.(Photo: James Whitesmith / Flickr).

If only looking like that, no one expected that underneath the clear blue water was a deep, smelling deep pool that made anyone who stepped foot down was sure of death. Anyone who broke into the stream had no chance of surviving, even losing the body.

Why is it that such a wide gap less than 2 meters has such a formidable threat? Walking upstream of the stream will understand the reason for that frightening danger.Less than 100m away, before becoming a 'small stream' , it was a large river with a width of nearly 10m. It is the Wharfe river that flows through Yorkshire town.

Strid stream originates from Wharfe river, which is nearly 10m wide, passing through Yorkshire town.(Photo: Andy Hawkins / Flickr).

But when it came to Bolton Abbey, the river was forced to go through a narrow rock, making the water speed and depth of the area terrible, it was the Strid stream. If you look carefully, it can be seen that rocks on both sides of the stream are all water causing serious erosion.

Hidden under the water is a complex system of caves and tunnels , containing all the water of a large river. No one knows how deep the Strid stream is.

There are many dangerous warning signs placed along the Strid stream.(Photo: thetelegraphandargus)

On the surface, Strid seems very gentle, seemingly only deep in the knee with two adjacent banks that many people think they can dance or walk beneath the stream. And indeed, the name Strid means 'step forward' . Currently, around the seaside area warning tourists not to approach the stream or jump over to the other side.

There have been many stories of unfortunate ill-fated victims who stumbled and got this "devil-faced angel" swallowing mercilessly in countless caves and tunnels.

One of the first ill-fated victims of the "cannibal" child is William de Romilly, the daughter of Lady Alice de Romilly. In 1154, the boy slipped when he tried to jump to the other side and never returned. Alice was so distressed that she donated the surrounding land to found Bolton Monastery. This tragic story became immortal when recreated in the poem 'The Force of Prayer' by poet William Wordsworth.

Barry and Lynn Collett died on their honeymoon.(Photo: Roger Fenton / Wikimedia Commons).

In 1998, the young couple Barry and Lynn Collett walked along the banks of the Wharfe River during their honeymoon. The disaster happened when the water level suddenly rose about 1.5 m in less than a minute because of the heavy rain the night before and swept away the young couple. Lynn's body was found six days later in west Yorkshire. Barry's body was found more than 1 month after the accident site was more than 16km downstream.

The young Aaron Page was swallowed up by the stream on his eighth birthday. (Photo: Dr. Neil Clifton / Wikimedia Commons).

Another tragic accident occurred in 2010 when the boy, Aaron Page, 8, was swallowed up by the Strid stream on his birthday. The boy slipped when playing on a rock by the stream. A nearby person immediately ran to grab the boy's hand and tried to pull up. However, the flowing water still swept away the ill-fated boy. Aaron's body was found after 3 hours of searching.