Eve Torres Instagram – The ocean isn’t something I grew up around, so I have always had a fear around it. I have never been a strong swimmer, so I have been building my relationship with the ocean as my husband and boys love the waves, both surf and swim.
Today, me, my father, and Raeven went out to the beach. Against my intuition, we went swimming in waves next to the tide pools. The water was shallow, and Raeven kept going in a little deeper, against my requests. Within minutes, me and Raeven were swept out in a rip current, and I could no longer feel the sand with my feet. I yelled for my father to get help, but it was clear he was also not able to swim back.
Me and Raeven held hands and breathed as I coached him to keep swimming. I think having him next me helped to keep me from panicking, as I had to keep calm for him. It felt like we were out there for an eternity, although it was likely minutes. He knew we were in a rip tide, and he asked me if we were going to die, and I said no my love, we are going to be ok. We swam, and swam, and tried catching the waves in. Then I looked behind me, and we couldn’t see my father in the ocean. Raeven cried out for him.
I finally got to a large rock, and still couldn’t see my father but started to scream for help. A brave man came out to help, and I told him my father was out there. He swam to him, while Raeven and I kept treading water to get to land. I finally felt more rocks and eventually sand on my feet, but still couldn’t see my father.
Within moments I see the man with my father next to him, both swimming toward the rocks. More people came to help, and Raeven and I wept on the sand together knowing we were ok and Papu would be safe. Eventually they walked my father safely onto the beach. (Finished in comments) | Posted on 04/Jan/2024 09:49:36
Eve Torres Instagram – The ocean isn’t something I grew up around, so I have always had a fear around it. I have never been a strong swimmer, so I have been building my relationship with the ocean as my husband and boys love the waves, both surf and swim.
Today, me, my father, and Raeven went out to the beach. Against my intuition, we went swimming in waves next to the tide pools. The water was shallow, and Raeven kept going in a little deeper, against my requests. Within minutes, me and Raeven were swept out in a rip current, and I could no longer feel the sand with my feet. I yelled for my father to get help, but it was clear he was also not able to swim back.
Me and Raeven held hands and breathed as I coached him to keep swimming. I think having him next me helped to keep me from panicking, as I had to keep calm for him. It felt like we were out there for an eternity, although it was likely minutes. He knew we were in a rip tide, and he asked me if we were going to die, and I said no my love, we are going to be ok. We swam, and swam, and tried catching the waves in. Then I looked behind me, and we couldn’t see my father in the ocean. Raeven cried out for him.
I finally got to a large rock, and still couldn’t see my father but started to scream for help. A brave man came out to help, and I told him my father was out there. He swam to him, while Raeven and I kept treading water to get to land. I finally felt more rocks and eventually sand on my feet, but still couldn’t see my father.
Within moments I see the man with my father next to him, both swimming toward the rocks. More people came to help, and Raeven and I wept on the sand together knowing we were ok and Papu would be safe. Eventually they walked my father safely onto the beach. (Finished in comments) | Posted on 04/Jan/2024 09:49:36
