Terrifying footage has emerged of a young tourist who encountered a near-drowning experience after leaping off a cliff and into the ocean . Patrick Orr , from Beverly , Massachusetts , posted a scary holiday video of himself struggling to keep his head above water as he desperately swims to safety off the Australian coast . The video shows a group of young men waiting to get their turn to jump off the rocks and join their friend in the water but were startled to see a giant wave heading towards Orr . Scroll down for video . Terrifying footage has emerged of a young tourist who encountered a near-drowning experience . The 27-year-old told Daily Mail Australia he was holidaying Down Under four years ago at the age of 23 when this incident happened . ' I was actually treading the water waiting for my friends to join for over a minute very comfortably before the video was shot , ' he said . 'The waves were just choppy - not really particularly scary but it was very much a case of bad timing . ' When he showed his mother the footage after returning home , he said the video brought tears to her eyes . 'Mum started crying , whoops , ' Orr told Daily Mail Australia . 'At one point when I was in the water , I realized I was in trouble and I was like `` my mum is going to be pissed ! '' Patrick Orr , from Massachusetts , posted a video of himself being swept through the rough tides Down Under . As friends watched helplessly , a young woman , who was filming the moment through a camera phone , is heard screaming at the group of male friends : 'Do n't go yet ! Wait do n't go ! ' 'Holy s*** ! Duck ! Oh my f*****g god ! Pat ! Pat ! ' as she tells Orr to dive under the waves . 'Oh my god - you guys - now I 'm freaking out ! ' the woman frantically said . 'Get the f*** out of there ! ' Struggling to escape to safety , Orr is seen being swept through the massive waves as he makes his way towards the cliff while more voices are heard screaming and yelling out directions . As he gets closer to the cliff , Orr attempts to climb his way up the rocks but is seen being wiped out and knocked back into the water a number of times . Two male friends are seen standing at the edge of the cliff as they try to help Orr out but he gets flung back into the waves . The woman continues screaming as she says : 'Pat , oh my god , Pat . Okay that 's not funny anymore ' before switching off the record button . A group of male friends were waiting to get their turn to jump off the rocks and join their friend in the water . Fortunately , Orr made it clear in the caption that he managed to get to safety and escaped with minor injuries . The footage , which was filmed on a camera phone , was uploaded onto YouTube on Friday and has attracted more than 4000 views . 'Apparently it 's a very common place to jump off the rocks and go swimming , but as we were n't locals we did n't realize that the water is usually completely flat and calm , ' the caption said . 'Unfortunately , about thirty seconds after I jumped in while waiting for the other wimps to finally join me , a huge wave set hit . ' Fortunately , Orr made it clear in the caption that he managed to get to escape safely with only minor injuries . 'Luckily , right after the video cuts out I climbed out and puked everywhere in safety . Just a few scratches . 'Reminds me of a clip from RealTv or some crappy show like that , `` They were just some friends going swimming on an Australian vacation , little did he know he 'd be trying to keep from going DOWN UNDER himself . ''
Patrick ##r , from Beverly , turkey , was on vacation Down Under . The young tourist was caught in some rough surf after jumping off a cliff . As he tried to swim to safety , he was wiped out by the massive waves . The tourist assured his friends that he escaped safely with minor injuries . The video was uploaded on Friday and has received more than 4000 views .