Woman Runs for Her Life After Landslide: 'Survival Instinct'

A nail-biting video of a woman running for her life after she got caught in the path of an Alaskan landslide has gone viral on the social media platform TikTok.

TikTok user thedirtyexplorer shared the video of the landslide, which has been viewed 19.1 million times since it was uploaded on Sunday.

According to Alaska's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), landslides are common in the state and the U.S. Forest Service has documented thousands of occurrences in Alaska's Tongass National Forest.

The clip opens with the woman talking to the camera near a body of water before the sound of tumbling rocks can be heard off-screen.

After quickly picking up her gear, thedirtyexplorer can be seen running while holding the camera in front of her.

A cloud of dust can be seen emerging from the trees that line the road behind her.

After it seems that the landslide had stopped, she looks back to confirm whether it has come to an end.

But seconds later, a thunderous sound can be heard coming from the same row of trees prompting thedirtyexplorer to yell: "F*** me."

As she runs further away, the guide waves down a driver who is heading straight into the path of the landslide, yelling for him to stop. When thedirtyexplorer stops running a view of the landslide's path comes into full view.

Gray dust has been thrown up into the air after the landslide cut a trail through the trees and down to the body of water.

As she catches her breath, the guide says: "That's a f***ing…that's a landslide."

Later, the video cuts to thedirtyexplorer talking to the driver of the car who says he was "30 seconds away from getting f***ing killed."

Since being uploaded, the clip has been liked 3.2 million times and attracted some 8,700 comments.

Unsurprisingly, many of the comments praised thedirtyexplorers' quick thinking when the landslide started.

Vlogger Hank Green simply said: "Impeccable decision making."

Another added: "This is what survival instinct looks like. Great job."

A third commenter posted: "Gahhh, the adrenaline must have been real. So glad you quickly recognized what was going on and acted. Nature be wild sometimes."

Others praised her actions in flagging down the oncoming driver who was approaching the landslide.

One said: "You saved his life you're a hero. Well done."

Newsweek has contacted thedirtyexplorer for comment.

The DNR said: "Degrading permafrost, steep slopes, heavy rain, retreating glaciers, ground-shaking from earthquakes and isostatic are important mechanisms that can trigger devastating landslides.