California woman's miracle survival after wave sweeps her into ocean
A woman in California survived being swept into the ocean by a powerful sneaker wave during a miracle moment after she was seen 'swallowed' by the waters.
Bae Cadotte, 47, was seen being swept off her feet by the powerful waters along the beach near Pacifica Pier on Tuesday, before onlookers rescued her from the tides.
'It just swallowed me,' Cadotte told ABC News. 'I knew at that point she came in - I was going in. She's going to get me. No way I'm getting out of this.'
Footage from a webcam saw the Pacifica fisherwoman knocked down by the waters that pulled her around 30 feet from the shoreline.
'It felt like I was tumbling in a washing machine,' she said.
Cadotte said she didn't fight the current and spent several minutes in the water before she was rescued.
'I just went with it,' she continued. 'I didn't try to fight it - there's no point in fighting a sneaker wave.
'I closed my eyes, I said a prayer- God, if this is your will, I understand, but please don’t let me leave my son.'
Footage from a webcam saw the Pacifica fisherwoman knocked down by the waters that pulled her around 30 feet from the shoreline
Bae Cadotte, 47, was seen being swept off her feet by the powerful waters along the beach near Pacifica Pier on Tuesday, before onlookers rescued her from the tides
The mother was treated for hypothermia and 'ocean whiplash' and is now recovering at home
Nearby anglers threw Cadotte a rope and pulled her back to shore, as she told them: 'Thanks for risking your life to save mine.'
Emergency crews responded not long after and Cadotte was rushed to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
The mother was treated for hypothermia and 'ocean whiplash' and is now recovering at home, according to the outlet.
Cadotte is also an outspoken protestor involved in efforts to save the Pacifica Pier, which has been closed due to severe damage and structural deterioration.
'Today was a close call, and this made me realize that yes the Pier does SAVE lives! Especially the lives of those who go out on the surf for fishing and crabbing. Oh our ocean… she is not forgiving,' Cadotte wrote on a Facebook group.
'We have met so many wonderful people on that pier who we consider our family. The camaraderie is amazing. We fish and crab, we cook for one another on that pier and we make memories and much more. It’s still so shocking to muster that our beautiful pier is ruined beyond repair.'
Cadotte is an outspoken protestor involved in efforts to save the Pacifica Pier, which has been closed due to severe damage and structural deterioration
On Wednesday, an update on Facebook said that Cadotte was in hospital and was expected to be discharged in the next few days
'To some it may just be a pier, but to others like myself, the pier was where our world felt complete. I have cried on that pier, spoke to God in prayer, laughed with friends, and built memories that all came from that pier,' she continued.
She added that she hopes solutions can be produced to rebuild, reuse and renew the pier, which she described as a 'hidden gem' and a 'truly beautiful place that brings people far and wide, rain or shine together.'
On Wednesday, an update on Facebook said that Cadotte was in hospital and was expected to be discharged in the next few days.
'The pier saves lives sneaker waves take lives,' Cadotte wrote.
'The ocean is not our friend. She is indifferent. She is respected and beautiful and fierce.'
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
