“I could have died”

With no other option, she clung to a rock 70ft above the ocean, hoping someone would come to her rescue.

“The current was extreme. I jumped and grabbed the rock to stay there, and the water was still coming at me,” she said. “Everything went so fast. I was on the rock and started climbing from left to right and then I realized that it wasn’t a good idea, but it was the idea to save myself in the moment.”

She remained on the rock for about 30 minutes before someone spotted her and contacted emergency services. A firefighter was able to reach her and bring her to safety. The wind was reportedly strong that day, and the water temperature was around 56 degrees.

After the rescue, she expressed her gratitude.

“Thank you for saving my life,” she said to her rescuer. “Because of you, I’m going to have a future, and I’m going to have kids.”

“I was told I was grateful to be alive, you know,” she said in an interview with ABC News. “I could have died.”