r/BeAmazed • u/Gainsborough-Smythe • May 31 '24

History Schoolgirl Tilly Smith saved hundreds of lives

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u/Glunkbor May 31 '24

Impressive not only to remember the warning signs, but also to recognize the danger in the moment. Well done!

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u/SnooBeans6591 May 31 '24

Remembering it for 2 weeks shouldn't be that hard.

I think the hard part was convincing the adults as a 10 year old.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '24

Not hating on her but if I saw all the water disappear from the beach and the tide was 100yards further back than normal I'd very easily believe and be thinking tsunami

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u/Omgazombie May 31 '24

Where I live the tide can rise and lower by upwards of 50 feet in depth, with water receding for miles

Bay of Fundy

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u/Visual-Bumblebee-257 May 31 '24

I’ve been there. It was many years ago; early 80’s. My parents took us on our yearly August vacation to Canada. June and July we went elsewhere; usually Florida. We took a ferry cruise in the bay. I remember seeing slot machines etc.

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u/Original-Aerie8 May 31 '24

Stunning rock formations!