article_snippet.sent: I only called 999 as I was worried for my mate as my mate can’t swim.
article_snippet.sent: my mate was panicking and shaking because it was cold, so I was more concerned for my mate safety than my own.
article_snippet.sent: If it was just me out there I would have tried to swim to shore.
article_snippet.sent: I would have drowned.
article_snippet.sent: Obviously I said thanks to the lifeguards and sorry for being a bit of an idiot and going out with no safety gear.
article_snippet.sent: I was quite calm as I’d already been in that situation before
article_snippet.sent: so I knew what to do.
article_snippet.sent: p***** up as we wanted to see how far we could get out before needing to be rescued.