Woman Swims in Ocean, Then Lifeguard Reveals How Close to Danger She Was
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A woman trying to brave the cold ocean waters in Florida needed to step out when a lifeguard came by with a serious warning.
Lauren Roth and her husband, Matt, were enjoying a beach day a few months ago. Her husband started filming her as she tried to go swimming in the water, but soon enough, a lifeguard came to her and told her they were going to "clear the waters." A shark was heading in that direction.
She posted the interaction on her TikTok account, @lollie214, earlier this week, which has currently amassed over 9.3 million views and 371,000 likes. The moment she heard the lifeguard, she immediately made her way to the sand. And while Roth appeared to be calm, she told Newsweek she believes it was the shock that took over.
"Matt is from [Florida], so he prepared me for months before we moved here that wildlife is intense, so I was less freaked out than I could have been," she said. "We love the ocean, so it's a risk we take."
Roth said that about seven seconds after she got out of the water, the shark started swimming past. Her husband continued filming, pointing out where she stood just moments before the shark appeared.
The shark came swimming in the shallow waters, lurking right where the waves broke. Matt pointed out its fins as it poked out of the water.
In the clip, Roth said to her husband she would never go back in the water, but in reality, she has gone in almost every week since then. Meanwhile, her husband thought seeing the shark was "awesome". Her response left people cracking up, "Is it?"
Screenshots from a June 10 TikTok video of a lifeguard coming to warn a woman about a shark approaching the area.
Screenshots from a June 10 TikTok video of a lifeguard coming to warn a woman about a shark approaching the area.
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TikTok Users React
The interaction left TikTok users stunned by how close the shark came to the shore, with many applauding the lifeguard's quick action to get her out of the water.
One user wrote: "Life officially guarded."
Another added: "Impressive how he communicated it in a way not to cause panic!"
One user joked: "We have a shark coming in? Did it call first or have a reservation??"
Roth assured users that her husband only started celebrating the shark once she was safely out of the water.
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