They all heard it at the same time, a scratching, scuttling noise, coming from the far corner on the other side of the dinghy. Mac and Nolan moved without having to be told, Mac circling ‘round toward the far side of the boat while Nolan joined Banks in heading directly for the source of the sound.
The first thing Banks saw was a prone man’s leg jerking as if in death throes.
We’ve got somebody alive here.
Then he stepped forward and saw what was feeding on the body and causing the leg to spasm.