Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to
her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught
in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into
the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the
water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next
morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the
light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled
up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When
she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.&