N.Y. supermodel held on for dear life for 8 hours in raging surf

NY Daily News ^ | 12/28/04 | Adam Lisberg

[First_Salute]

I'm impressed that she held on.

One might think that, under the circumstances, and if you know how to swim, you could survive such an event.

The problem is undertow and objects in the water.

The public would be amazed by the number of trees and parts of trees, that travel downstream, about 3ft under the surface of the river.

Most small boats never encounter such a "torpedo," but swiming out from shore, such as along the Ohio River, you can be "torpedo'd" and just plain "disappeared beneath the waves."

Just takes one knock on the head or a punch in the gut, or a caught ankle or wrist.

I am grateful that she managed to hold on, but I am concerned about the damage to her guts; she may have a bigger battle ahead of her.

[Stentor]

Please share your version of PC with the rest of us.

Don't encourage pinheads.(;>)

[TFine80]

What is the best thing to do in such a situation?

Try to swim to higher ground? You can't wade it out or float on something, it seems.

[monday]

"Ok, wots up with that name? Was it invented by some junior high boys or wot?"

It's a well known vacation spot in Thailand. Whats up with you? Have a dirty mind?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It is safe to assume that you either were never a fourteen year old boy or have long forgotten the experience.

[XRdsRev]

She will be effected by this event for the rest of her life. Not only from the physical damage to her body but also from the mental damage. It seems likely now that she lost someone she loved and that she engineered the chain of events that led her and her boyfriend to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Who knows how this will affect her but I wouldn't be surprised if many years of depression, second guessing and regret are in her future.

[monday]

"I thought the same thing when I saw that stupid headline.
40,000 brown people, mostly children dead. So what.
BUT A NEW YORK SUPERMODEL, OH DEAR ME!!! THE HUMANITY....

Elitist New Yorkers."

Like it or not, supermodels are more interesting than anonymous "brown people" as you so rudely call them. You and all the others putting her down wouldn't even be reading this thread if they weren't. You, and all the other culture snobs, would have skipped right over it without so much as a thought. You guys crack me up.

[monday]

"Get a grip, people. This story has local interest for New Yorkers and was published in a New York paper along with a multitude of other stories about the larger, sadder event."

It's not that. Some people enjoy putting down anyone they perceive as richer, prettier, more successful, etc. than they are, out of jealousy and sheer nastiness. It's human nature for many people and FR has it's share of these people.

[gopwinsin04]

[gopwinsin04]

[null and void]

It's pronounced poo-ghet. *sigh*

[monday]

"...the asinine remarks that sputter off their fingertips is a form of jealousy..."

exactly

[cyborg]

There's no jealousy about it. The MSM does take more of an interest when it's one of the pretty people. It's very annoying but that's the reality that rich, successful pretty people DO get the big time attention.

[goldstategop]

I wouldn't wish it on her worst enemy... God really must appreciate beautiful women... :)

[Tijeras_Slim]

Pretty tough for a skinny girl.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It's pronounced poo-ghet. *sigh*

Close enough for any fourteen year old I ever knew.

[cyborg]

Agreed.

[monday]

"It's very annoying but that's the reality that rich, successful pretty people DO get the big time attention."


lol.... but there's no jealousy about it huh? riiiiight.... so why does this fact annoy you? Why would you even care who got "big time attention" if you aren't jealous?

PS. who should the media focus on? you?

[vetvetdoug]

Sad. Life is full of ironies. This lady is lucky to be alive even with all of the tragedy that surrounded her. She sure won't be a spoiled brat like other supermodels after something like this happens to one.