Balcones, TX - This Monday 11 year old camper Katy Sials of bunk four came face to face with death atop the launching deck of Camp Tatonka’s newest attraction, a zip line which spans 50 feet across Tatonka Canyon.
After climbing on to the ten-foot platform Sials immediately realized that she no longer wanted to take part in the camp’s most recent “death trap.” Upon examining what Sials described as “the not strong enough looking cables” and the “scary rocks” below, the young camper recognized that if she were to go down the zip line it would surely be the last thing she would ever experience, as she would most certainly die.
For minutes Sials anxiously pleaded to be let down, citing fear and “I didn’t know it would be this high please just let me come down I really don’t like this,” as reason for her sudden change of heart.
Senior counselor Stacey Wilkerson of bunk four attempted to calm Sials into riding the zip line by letting the girl know how much she believed in her. However the encouraging words turned to frustration as Sials became convinced that the camp was trying to kill her.
“Come on Katy Bee! Katy, I promise that no one wants to see you hurt. The zip line is a lot of fun. I promise! You can do this we all believe in you! I swear to God it’s safe! KATY! Don’t say things like that! Katy stop it, you’re scaring the other campers! GOD DAMNIT KATY, NO ONE WANTS YOU DEAD!”
Sources close to Sials reported that it wasn’t until Wilkerson was so insistent on her going down the zip line that Sials began to believe that the camp was, in fact, trying to kill her.
“At first Katy said that she just didn’t want to go down the zip line because it didn’t look safe, but when Stacey told her all that stuff she realized that the only possible explanation was that Stacey and maybe even the rest of the camp were trying to kill her,” Sials’ bunkmate, Jenny Lewis said.
Around minute five of the standoff Wilkerson conceded to Sials’ demands and allowed her to come down. It took Wilkerson and three other counselors to retain Sials’ flailing when she touched ground.
“They’re taking me to the rifle range to finish me off! Someone help me! The rope swing, the blob, the climbing wall and now a zip line, they’re all here to kill you! It’s not too late for you! Ruuuun!” Sials shrieked as she was dragged away. The young girl was last seen looking to the sky, screaming Hail Maries while staffers pulled her into the main building.
Camp officials are reporting that Sials has been diagnosed with extreme exhaustion and a severe yearning for her parents. She was admitted to the infirmary where she will remain until her parents come pick her up tomorrow.
Reports indicate that Sials has suffered with bouts of death related paranoia all her childhood life. In 2006 during a family road trip to a recreational water park, young Sials reportedly refused to re-enter her father’s sedan, convinced that the gas attendant had cut the brakes and rigged the car to explode upon ignition.
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