This girl's insane backwards fall off a railing was captured on Snapchat

Annie, are you ok?

This girl's insane backwards fall off a railing was captured on Snapchat

It's impossible to watch this video without recoiling in horror. We can't believe she walked away from this.

Annie Schwenker, 17, was on a cruise with her friends for spring break last April when they decided to Snapchat their attempt at sliding down the railings of some stairs outside a nightclub.

The clip has since gone viral after Annie's friend Maddie tweeted it - with her permission.

It starts off okay but just as one of their friends shouts "Annie, don't fall", Annie - who is attempting to do it hands-free - takes an almighty tumble.

Ouch.

That's a tough watch. Which we can't stop watching.

The teenager told Buzzfeed that she was surprisingly okay considering - she bit her lip and had the wind knocked out of her as she hit the railing below. Her pride was also hurt.

ā€œIt’s actually more embarrassing that I was sober because if I had been drunk it would be much more goofy. I only fell because I was stupid and let go with my hand which you can’t do when you’re railing surfing," said Annie.

ā€œI was only one flight from the bottom of the stairs. After I hit the railing, I stood up right away and walked up like half a flight of stairs to where they were standing and kept saying, ā€˜I’m fine, I’m fine.ā€™ā€

After taking the requisite time to laugh at their friend's misfortune, the girls continued on to the club. Annie then began to feel worse as the shock wore off.

ā€œI was in a lot of pain, but I didn’t cry right away because I was in shock from having the wind knocked out of me,ā€ she said.

ā€œI went back to the club and we were dancing, and then once the adrenaline calmed down, I started crying on the dance floor because it hurt so bad.ā€

She went to find her mother who had travelled with them and the next day, visited the doctor. There, it was discovered that she had also fractured a rib.

So not great but at least she didn't die:

ā€œEveryone thinks I’m dead, so I’m glad I can just tell people I’m still here… I would probably go railing surfing again, but I just need to make sure to hold on with both hands next time.ā€

Please don't, Annie. For the sake of our nerves.

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