 His wife, Jenny (Lynn Borden), tries to rescue him, but gets stuck in the mud and is killed by an alligator snapping turtle.Karen and Pickett decide to leave with Clint and Jenny's children, leaving Jason behind, as he refuses to join them.They cross the lake in Pickett's canoe, encountering an alligator and water snakes, which Pickett dispatches with the boat paddle and a shotgun.