I Just recently read a newspaper article call "Girl, members of Coast Guard recount Thunder Hole rescue" by Bill Trotter, in this article it talks about the tragic day when Simone Pelletier a 12 year old from Belfast and six other people including a 7 year old name Clio Axelrod of New York were swept into the ocean by an usually large wave at Acadia National Park on August 23, 2009.
Clio Axilrod was unresponsive when she was pulled from the water and eventually died. Simone Pelletier suffered from hypothermia after she had been treading in water for about 45 minutes. After she was rescued, she said all she wanted to do was sleep.
I personally know how horrific events like this can be because 5 years ago almost the same thing happened to me. I was at the beach on a beautiful day with one of my best friends, we were having a great time playing in the water, but then I got swept off the sandbar. I was having a difficult time there sinking up and down while screaming for help. Every time I yelled for help water filled my mouth with a disgusting overly salty taste. That very moment I feared for my life. I had the hardest time staying awake, the last things I remembered were my friend finally hearing me and screaming my name and the life guard racing toward us. Hours later I wake up in the back of her mothers truck super confused and tried and hungry, heading home.
That was a long time ago, and the aftereffects of my near-drowning have pretty much worn off. For example, I go to the beach all the time, and swim without thinking about it much. But every once in a while, something -- such as reading about similar experiences by others -- does bring it crashing back. I guess it was an experience I will never completely forget.
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