Instinct Of Self-Preservation
“Without so much as a second thought, I drew both of my arms to my chest and clenched both of my hands into a fist. She continued by saying, “Then I felt myself strike the water; that’s when I recognized that something had gone wrong.” Then she hit the water.
Erin concluded that the action that was most appropriate to take under the given circumstances was to plunge headlong into the water.
She was able to stop herself from passing out by using her quick thinking the moment before it happened. As witnesses stared in utter bewilderment at the unfolding drama in front of them, she was suddenly submerged in a large splash. Despite this, the rivalry had just recently begun to escalate into a more serious phase.