Two guys jump behind a waterfall one panics

[ShadowFox]

The friend didn’t panic at all. I think what happened was that he got pulled under by the current for a second, got out of it, realized that they could both easily die back there, and told camera guy as calmly as he could that they both needed to leave. At the end of the video, you see a little bit of that same “panic” in the camera man’s eyes when he realized how difficult it was to actually swim out. Glad they’re both okay. Waterfalls are very beautiful, but very dangerous.

[plastic]

imagine being behind the waterfall and hearing someone say "IT DO GO DOWN"

[peytonhorn]

If you’ve ever swam under a small waterfall such as this one, you know how incredibly hard it is to get past that barrier, it pushes you down and every direction, sometimes you get pushed behind it, sometimes out of it, but sometimes you have to fight just to get out of it bc it holds you down. It’s an adrenaline rush that’s for sure.

[MrPerser]

When I was like 13 years old, I tried diving below inflateable rings, that you can sit on in a waterpark, while getting moved through water-path. The rings are quite heavy especially with someone sitting ontop of it. While trying to overtake them, I underestimated how slow I'm swimming and I didn't realise how many rings and people there were. Wanted to take a breather but I was essentially stuck underwater with no way of getting my head between the rings to breathe. I paniced, tried to force my head through the hole of one of the rings and got my head stuck underwater. Using the strength I had left I got my head free and swam back while my vision was going gray. I could've drowned in a crowded pool with nobody even seeing or hearing me. Didn't tell my parents until like 10 years after.

[MissMaddieWren]

His friend handled that absolutely beautifully. Panic can kill a person in an otherwise livable situation. He was calm, smiled, told him to relax and then told him he’d make sure he was okay. That is the type of friend you want in that corner. ❤️💓😎 what a LEGEND!

[oneway]

"Put you finger through my earlobe, I'll get you outta here!"

[shythawks]

That’s a good friend. Reinforce stability, confidently say everything is ok and “I got you” and give them a second to clear some of that anxiety out. I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life and panic attacks on occasion and it sucks. Feel for him

[ino]

I have an almost panic story too! In 2019 I stayed for 6 months at this buddhist retreat center in northern California coastal mountains. Whole place looks exactly like a beautiful Tibetan temple it's beautiful . Anyway they have this extensive hiking trail that goes all the way around and through the forest surrounding the property. Always loved nature and camping so I decided to go hike it one hot, dry summer day. I totally underestimated the length of the trail and stupidly thought I'd do the whole thing. I was told before I left that there was no way I'd complete the whole trail in a day. I went out anyway and brought some food and 3 regular sized plastic water bottles. Like the the zephyr hills water bottles. The trail was amazing and beautiful everywhere but as I said the day was hot, I was venturing far into wilderness by myself and I stupidly greatly underestimated how much water I should bring. About 7 hours into the hike I was out of water. I'd pushed myself focusing on completing the hike. I should have stopped to rest in the shade more often especially during the heat of the day. At about the 8 or 9 hour mark I stopped and thought about how it was be night-time fairly soon. There are mountain lions in those forests but more importantly I was dehydrated and without shelter or adequate clothing to protect me. Visions of death flashed in my mind and I tried very dearly not to let them overwhelm me. I pressed on trying to stay focused on getting somewhere safe. Eventually I could really feel the panic start to mount and then it was like a light switch was flicked on out of nowhere. I stopped and immediately started thinking rationally. Cool, calm and level headed. I told myself to sit down in the shade and rest and just think about what the best course of action really was. After cooling off and catching my breath I'd remembered that I'd passed a running stream of water about 6 hours ago. If absolute worse came to worse I could trek back and eliminate the most immediate danger (dehydration). I also remembered watching all kinds of documentaries about survivalism and things like that and I remember them talking about how panic is what gets people killed in these scenarios because they end up running off and exhausting themselves needlessly while getting themselves even more lost in the process. So I forced myself to stay calm and stick to what I was pretty confident was the trail. The tibetan prayer flags that bordered the early hours of the trail had long gone and the trail seemed to merge more and more with the forest which was also quite scary. I gave myself a specific time limit and decided to continue the trail the way I had been going originally. If by the end of the time limit I didn't at least see a landmark I'd turn back to the stream. I also decided I'd force myself to wait out the rest of the hottest part of the day in the shade. So I picked up and kept going. Eventually I saw the beautiful sight of one of the temples cresting this steep hill I was climbing and it was one of the best sights ill ever see in my life. I jumped a chain link fence and found a water spiket they used to water their horses and I basically took a clothes-on shower right then and there and drank my hearts content of water right there in the mud. I was so relieved . Anyway my the lesson I've learned from being in situations like this (yes situations with an s) is that one day if I didn't start really thinking things through before I did them I'd make a permanent mistake. So I've actually gotten quite good at listening to my intuition since then and looking at things from all angles first before doing something. Thanks for reading 😁

[SheNeverCared]

panic attacks can happen at any time, dude did jump off a waterfall.

[alexanders]

right from the beginning I can tell who's idea it was and who was gonna panic

[diablodima]

I used to be a swimmer when I was a teenager and by that I mean that I swam several times per week with a professional coach, participated in tournaments etc. But then due to life circumstances I've stopped doing it, I barely swam, maybe once-twice in two years. When I was 16, me and my dad went to Germany and we visited a nice lake. There was a platform for diving right in the middle of the lake, growns up been diving, doing flips etc., looked dead fun. Obviously I've decided to swim and try it out myself. The only problem is that my brain still perceived myself as a top level swimmer, but since I did not train for months, my capabilities downscaled. I swam, kept swimming and midway I realized I am running out of energy, I am running out of breath, I am right in the middle and there's no going back, I cannot scream, I cannot wave, I cannot get enough air to float and I am literally a minute away from drowning. The panic attack hit hard, but the difference with this video is that my body could not even react to panic attack. I was locked inside my own mind panicking, but my body was lowkey giving up and drowning on its own. Luckily my dad was on that platform and noticed that something is not right, sprint swam towards me and told me to hold on his shoulders. He helped me out to the shore, the situation got downplayed, we cracked a few jokes, but the scary part is that in 20-30 seconds I'd be at the bottom feeding fish. I was exhausted, the water was ice cold, my mind was 101% into panic mode, I was literally dying. The moral of the story - never overestimate your capabilities and if you've been good at something doesn't mean you still are.

[flightjam]

I had a similar feeling once. Swam in a lagoon that was 150 meters wide. When I got to the middle I had a slight panic knowing I can't grab onto anything to relax. I knew I could swim across but just the thought of that caused me to breath a little quicker and feel not as confident. I started swimming faster which was a mistake I fortunately realized and then calmed myself down swam relaxed and slow again and just prayed to God to make it out alive as I swam. I genuinely thought this was how I'd die that day. Sucky feeling.

[maxillator]

When you overestimate how long you have before the shrooms kick in

“We gotta get out of here”

[soapy]

He wasnt acting irrationally, his human survival instincts were very strong

[theblakes]

Been dealing with severe anxiety my whole life, I understand exactly how he is feeling at that very moment. Stay strong brother

[George.Coleman]

A good friend.
Calling his friend back to safety. "Come here!"
Recognising his panic and the danger from that.
Reassuring him. "I'm alright, are you alright?"
Telling him. "Catch your breath." and then "Swim through, I'll be right behind you."
Only thing I'd say is forget videoing, your friend needs your help, his survival is at great risk.

[Denzel_Watchington]

*"I'll make sure you get out, I'll go behind you"*
*Waits long enough to lose his buddy*

[DrummerJacob]

"Don't go chasing waterfalls, please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to"

- TLC in the 90s

[Lookup]

Pretty effective title of the video...grabs you in without clickbait. No thrills just short and to the point. Detailed enough to know what to expect but then whether or not he panicked is up to healthy debate. Well done

[WhatAHorribleNight]

This happened to me once. 😅 about 20 years ago, friends and I went poking around an abandoned farm in Northern Wisconsin. We were climbing the Iron stairs on this old grain silo when they suddenly started to give a little. Hard to explain exactly how, but there was a loud ugly creak and you could feel the stairway buckling a little under your legs. We were about 20 feet up. All fun and games stopped for me IMMEDIATELY lol and I was plainly but firmly said "Guys, I have to go back down. I can't do this." I didn't freak out but it was an immediate survival instinct response. Ultimately all of us except one guy climbed down. He made it all the way up and down with no further issues, but I don't regret the choice I made at all.