Sitting on an inflatable flamingo in the sea seems like a great Instagram opportunity, until you get pulled further...and further out to sea. 。
It's what happened to four teenage girls on "Schoolies" -- a spring break-style holiday for Australian school leavers -- on Phillip Island in the state of Victoria. 。
The group were found "floating helplessly" on two inflatable flamingos, a dinosaur and a unicorn half a kilometre (0.3 miles) from shore on Monday, in waters that reportedly, so happen to be teaming with sharks.。
SEE ALSO:Little wombat named George just wants to play with his human friend。"We just wanted to get a few good Instagram pictures, and it turned out we drifted nearly all the way to the other island," Katie, as she's known, explained on。 The Project。The Project。
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Tweet may have been deleted。 Fortunately for them, fisherman Alex King and his friend were looking for squid in the area and came by the trouble-stricken seafarers. 。"As soon as we approached them, we figured they were in a bit of strife," King told 。
7 News。
. 。"And at first they were like, 'thank god you're here' because there was no one else on the water."。
Via Giphy。
He let them hitch a ride back to shore, where they've learnt their lesson about riding inflatable animals in the open sea for a photo opp. 。At least it makes for a good holiday tale. 。(责任编辑:休閑)
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