A shocking video from Cape Spear posted to social media has prompted Parks Canada officials to issue a public warning about straying too close to the shoreline, especially in heavy surf conditions.
A person somehow managed to avoid being swept out to sea when a massive wave crashed over them. Darrell Churchill who took the video remarks in horror as the person disappears from view in the water and foam.
Miraculously, the person, who had been standing on the rocks well beyond the chain link fence and appeared to be reveling in the waves, emerges alive after the wave recedes.
Signage is posted throughout the area of Cape Spear—a popular spot for wave watching—warning people of the dangers of an unpredictable ocean and staying off the rocks.