For safety reasons, the artificial lake is not very deep.
However, Ariana Thorne was determined to die and didn't stand up. The icy water engulfed her body, and under pressure, it rushed into her mouth, awakening Shea Thorne's instinctive will to survive.
She struggled internally with Ariana and externally with the lake water.
She didn't want to die. She still wanted to return to her original world. She had worked so hard to climb to the top and couldn't just hand it over like this.
Perhaps the commotion from her struggle was too significant, attracting some students. In the evening, couples usually gathered by the lake, and a few of them saw the scene and immediately jumped into the lake. The boys worked together to pull the struggling Shea Thorne out.
Shea Thorne was shivering from the cold, her dress made of thin fabric was now wet and embarrassing, barely covering her.