Nicole Woods considers it a miracle that she can share her story, and with good reason. According to PEOPLE, on 21st May, the head women’s basketball coach for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington was enjoying a day out with her family at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, when she was forced into a life-saving struggle against the ocean.
Woods was out with her two daughters, her niece, and her nephew, when the 8-year-old boy asked to head into the water. She agreed but made sure to give him a very specific instruction: do not turn your back to the waves. Unfortunately, the boy still ended up making the fatal mistake and a wave immediately pulled him under. Woods didn’t hesitate to rush into the ocean to reach him, but then things spiraled out of control when they were both caught in a powerful rip current.
