ʃiː ɪz lˈaɪkli tə hɐvbɪn ɐn ɪnvˈɛnʃən tə fɹˈaɪʔn̩ tʃˈɪldɹən fɹʌm dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs wˈɔːɾɚz, sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ɪn nˈeɪtʃɚ tə ðə slˈɑːvɪk ɹˈuːzælkə, ðə kˈæpə ɪn dʒˌæpənˈiːz mɪθˈɑːlədʒi, ɔːɹ ɔːstɹˈeɪliəz bˈʌnjɪp.
She is likely to have been an invention to frighten children from dangerous waters, similar in nature to the Slavic Rusalka, the Kappa in Japanese mythology, or Australia's Bunyip.