{"id":25758,"date":"2025-07-21T09:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/25758\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:20:08","slug":"woman-horrified-after-swimming-through-raw-sewage-on-morning-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/25758\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman horrified after swimming through \u2018raw sewage\u2019 on morning dip"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman has been left horrified <\/a>after she mistakenly swam through \u201craw sewage\u201d.<\/p>\n

Michelle Sky Hayward was confused when she went for her morning dip and realised the water was darker and foamier than usual.<\/p>\n

But it was only after she posted a video of herself relaxing in the sea that her TikTok viewers solved the mystery.<\/p>\n

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The 33-year-old created a response video where she showed clips of the water and people\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

And it gathered over 2.3m views.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was swimming in it, I had no idea that it was sewage,\u201d Michelle, an ex-professional kitesurfer and content creator, told What\u2019s The Jam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"WomanMichelle Sky Hayward. (Jam Press\/@michelleskyhayward)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got into the car, my husband said it looked like I had sewage on my face, and we joked about it, not knowing that it was, in fact, true.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly once all the comments started coming through did I realise what I had done.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome locals also said that they had seen on the news about sewage leaking into the ocean at that particular beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed the water looked darker than usual, especially in that particular spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been swimming there many times before, and the water was usually always very clear, but this time it was brown and murky.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also a bit warmer than usual, so I stayed in for a lot longer than I usually would.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely got in my mouth. I was going underwater and playing around in the foam.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tasted some when a wave was breaking near me, and it tasted a lot more salty than usual.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michelle hasn\u2019t been sick and so far \u201cseems fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

(Jam Press\/@michelleskyhayward)<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cPeople in the comments of the video debated about what exactly it was \u2013 was it sewage, normal ocean foam, decaying ocean life matter or something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe comments were divided over what I was swimming in, but generally, everyone was quite disgusted by the foam.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the first clip, Michelle can be seen swimming in the murky waters and smiling at the camera.<\/p>\n

Brown fluids appear on her face and neck<\/p>\n

In the second clip, Michelle can be seen holding her phone up.<\/p>\n

She gets some of the foam in her mouth and jokes that it is salty before responding to comments from the first video by showing them on the screen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

(Jam Press\/@michelleskyhayward)<\/p>\n

People had said things such as \u201cthat foam is turds\u201d and \u201cSEWAGE WATER!!\u201d<\/p>\n

It has since gained 24,500 likes and 1,100 comments.<\/p>\n

Nancy said: \u201cGirl, I would be crying for a week straight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SocialSocial media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)<\/p>\n

Someone else added: \u201cDarling, is that safe?\u201d<\/p>\n

Another user said: \u201cSwimming in sewerage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elise added: \u201cWas coming to comment to NOT touch the foam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Someone else said: \u201cIs she ok? Cus that AINT sea foam.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SocialSocial media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)<\/p>\n

Steven added: \u201cIf this is in fact true, I\u2019d go to the er and get some bloodwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roel said: \u201cTrue its kaka foam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michelle, from South Africa, added: \u201cMy love for the ocean runs deep, and nothing will stop me from swimming and enjoying the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love kitesurfing, stand-up paddle boarding, and of course, swimming and nothing is going to change, despite this horrific experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident happened on Bloubergstrand beach, Cape Town, South Africa, on 9 July.<\/p>\n

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