article_snippet.sent: This is the moment a terrified spring-breaker freaked out and begged for help - to escape from a harmless sea cow.
article_snippet.sent: Footage, taken with the help of a selfie-stick, starts by showing the girl's frightened face as the girl treads water desperately looking around for the plant-eating creature.
article_snippet.sent: Swimmer managed to avoid coming into contact with the sea cow, which came in to view a number of times during the short clip.
article_snippet.sent: Frightened: Swimmer managed to avoid coming into contact with the sea cow, which came in to view a number of times during the short clip the sea cow, which came in to view a number of times during the short clip the short clip .
article_snippet.sent: The video was posted on Youtube by Katie Gingrich, a friend of the girl.