The internet has responded in horror to a TikTok video of a woman leaping from a boat into Upper New York Bay
Photo-Illustration: Getty Images I’ve long wondered if I’m the kind of person who’s just like “YOLO!” Even though I privately agonize over lots of decisions I have to make and enjoy canceling plans to read books in my spare time, the phrase is versatile enough that it might well apply to me, too.
Since 20-year-old Donna Paysepar dove into the river on August 12, from a boat she and her family had chartered off the coast of Long Island, she has been racking up the social-media likes and attention. The ten-second TikTok video of Paysepar’s daring swim has been viewed 2.7 million times and garnered 244,000 likes so far. She’s also gained some 2,000 new TikTok followers.
But although this was an action undertaken for TikTok clout, I doubt there will be many copycats. Reactions to the video ranged from bemused horror on social media to pointed ill wishes. “A lot of people are being very mean, saying, ‘I hope she dies from that water,’” Paysepar told ABC 7. She did expect the video to go viral, she told NJ Advance Media: “Honestly I expected it to do that,” she said, “‘cause I kind of knew this was kind of an outrageous activity.
Which is not to say swimming in the Hudson is such a crazy thing to do, not anymore at least. New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation says you can “generally” swim in the river, but that in New York City, rainfall flowing into sewage-treatment plants can cause “overflows of untreated or poorly treated waste into the Hudson.” The river’s less-than-sterling reputation is a deterrent, too.
Just something to consider if you decide to take a dip in the Hudson. I think it’s good to have as much information as possible before you make a decision. Because YOLO.
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