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An OnlyFans model taking pictures in a cave had to be rescued by the RNLI after she was trapped by the tide.
Michaela Ogilvie was taking nude pictures of herself as the water suddenly came closer.
Recounting getting stuck in the cave, Michaela said: "When I saw the tide coming in I thought 'how could I be so stupid?'
"I couldn't get out of the cove either way - the sea had come completely in. I looked at the cliffs, wondering if I could climb up.
"Then I looked back in the cave thinking 'if I stay in there it will fill up with water and I might drown.’"
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Michaela used Snapchat to give coastguards her location (Courtesy Michaela Ogilvie / SWNS)
Michaela said she saw signs marking how high the tide could get (Courtesy Michaela Ogilvie / SWNS)Michaela, who said she was enjoying watching the sea “sparkle” said lifeguards managed to turn up within half an hour at her spot in Dumpton Gap, Ramsgate, Kent, to rescue her.
She added: "I thought it would be really cool to strip off in the cave. It took me a while to get undressed. I looked out at the sea and everything was so peaceful. I only managed four photos.
"There was no one around but I realised it's because nobody could get there. It was crazy but I tend to live completely in the moment. I saw the tide sign, but I just didn’t register what it said.
Michaela said the waves would have overwhelmed her (Courtesy Michaela Ogilvie / SWNS)
Michaela being rescued (Courtesy Michaela Ogilvie / SWNS)The model said she saw marks that said "low" and "high", but it did not register with her what it could mean.
Michaela continued: "Then it came closer and I just thought 's**t'. The waves were crashing, I’m a really good swimmer but I would have got chewed up.
“I’m massively into mindfulness, I think I got lost in the moment. If I didn’t know to ring 999 I wouldn’t be alive, because it took 27 minutes for the rescue team to get there."
Michaela said she though lifeguards knew what she does for a living (Courtesy Michaela Ogilvie / SWNS)
'I couldn't get out of the cove either way - the sea had come completely in,' Michaela said (Courtesy Michaela Ogilvie / SWNS)She even had to use the Snapchat messaging app to help lifeguards find her location.
“Luckily I had the brains to use Snapchat because I didn't have signal there so I couldn't show my location. I was on Snapchat maps and zooming in and they found me.
“I’m so grateful to be alive, it’s crazy. I was once in a serious car crash and I lost consciousness, I felt I cheated death there. That made me really grateful for life.
“In the cave I realised, whatever happened, when it came down to it, I wanted to be alive."
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The Ramsgate RNLI confirmed it was called to a person cut off by the tide inside one of the caves shortly before 2pm on Tuesday.
A spokesperson said: "Our inshore lifeboat managed to get close enough to get the casualty onboard and brought her back to the lifeboat station.
"We advise people to check our Facebook page to see the tide times before going out onto the beach."
Since the incident, Micahel has claimed she thinks the RNLI team knew what she did as a living from her social media
She claimed: "The driver moved around and said 'I’m surprised you're not taking selfies yet'. I said 'that’s because I’m about to s**t myself'."
Calling the crew "amazing," Michaela added that she hopes people can learn from her mistake.