I was never allowed any floating device at the beach as a child. Because of the high risk of floating away. I’m so happy she surrived though.
We would never let something like this happen in the Midwest.
Ya gotta watch out for those lakes tho
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead / When the skies of November turn gloomy
They outlawed riptides in Midwestern lakes back in the 1870s
Ask yes, the Cedar Point tragedy of 1869. 27 died, including a Habsburg and two Rockefellers. 42 others were missing and presumed dead. The Navy spent three months subduing the lake by beating it with oars. It was the fastest legislation passed since the DC Forest Incident in 1831
There are a lot fewer examples of someone being swept out to sea from the Midwest. Maybe Japan should learn some lessons.
Wow miracle
Despite what they might tell you, Coast Guards aren’t gods.
She was traveling an average of 1.35 mph or 2.16 kph.
Well, do we know which one it was?
And very very tired and thirsty I would imagine.
The ocean is full of water, her fingies would be pruny though.
You… you know, right?
It’s amazing she lived and amazing she was found!
It’s chilling to think how much of a needle in a haystack you’d be if you were lost at sea or in an ocean. I’m guessing there is technically to help but it’s still scary as fuck.
How did it take that long for the rescue crew to get out to look for her? What was her friend doing for all that time before reporting her? I’m so confused. 😵💫
Good god what an amazing rescue. Kudos to the teams that helped save her. I can’t imagine being out at sea for that long. I’d have lost hope. That woman probably has a new lease on life.
José Salvador Alvarenga held out for 14 months.
