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As a junior in college, we had a river close by where people like to go jump in since it was surrounded by concrete walls like a canal since it went through the city. One day, I went with my friends to eat and relax and I jumped into the river by one of the corners of the canal. The previous night it had rained a lot so on this day the current was really strong. After I jumped in and went into the water I could not swim up to get out because the current was keeping me below the water. I started freaking out but remembered that the walls usually had ladders in certain parts of the wall so I just follow the wall until I found one and pulled myself out of the water. I didn't think I was going to make it out alive!