Colombian Slasher is the fourth episode of the fifth season of River Monsters.
Episode Description[]
Jeremy pushes himself and his gear past the breaking point to discover what killed a bride in the Colombian Amazon. Amidst dense jungle and hostage-taking rebels, Jeremy discovers evidence that turns the investigation on its head.
Episode Summary[]
Jeremy arrives in Colombia's area of the Amazon, hearing the story of a bride that was attacked by an unidentified creature.
As he searches for the mystery, he faces the dense and deadly jungles, as well as Colombian rebel groups. After extensive fishing leads him to discount all present suspects, Wade makes a startling discovery – stingrays, which he previously believed struck randomly with their deadly barbs, actually aim their barbs and can become embedded in a victim's flesh.
When he learns of a similar stingray attack, Wade attempts to catch a ray big enough to have dragged the bride off into the water. He eventually manages to catch a decent sized specimen.
Animals Featured[]
Locations Featured[]
- South America
- Colombia
Incidents Featured[]
- A young bride is killed in the Amazon River, in the region flowing through Colombia. She is first thought to have just drowned, although later on there was shown to be a small puncture, not a gunshot wound, in her lower leg. This is the case that brings Jeremy to Colombia.
- A small boy is stung by a stingray and then the ray's tail stays embedded in his leg. He dies from the wound.
Trivia[]
- This is the last episode to feature a stingray as the culprit.
- Although the exact species of ray Wade caught (the one that broke his line) was not specified, it is widely believed to have been the Discus Ray. If so, then the ray would likely be the world record.