It began as an ordinary family outing — and ended as an internet scandal now being discussed in every news feed and comment section online.
Alexey and Marina Volsky seemed like the perfect couple. He — a calm, disciplined bomb-disposal rescuer used to danger. She — a travel-loving photographer obsessed with capturing dramatic shots. Their social media was full of sunsets, mountains, ocean waves, and flawless smiles. No one could have imagined that a camera would become the reason for one of the most talked-about videos of the year.
That morning, they rented a small motorboat on Lake Wolfssee in Austria. Early light, glassy water, a thin mist hovering above the surface. Marina filmed everything on her phone — and that video, later, would be seen by millions.
“Let’s go a little farther — the water’s clearer there,” Alexey said.
“Just don’t turn too fast, it might rock the boat,” Marina replied, sitting on the edge, her hand trailing in the water.
Then — the moment that froze the internet.
Alexey suddenly stands, steps toward her… and pushes her straight into the water.
Marina screams as she falls overboard. The phone keeps recording — shaking, spinning, the boat tilting — and her voice is heard:
“Are you crazy?!”
Three hours later, soaked and trembling, Marina posted the video herself to her Instagram stories with the caption:
“He pushed me. Without warning. And says he was saving my life. Believe it or not — it’s up to you.”
That was the spark.
The internet exploded.
Half the commenters were furious:
“Attempted murder!”
“He’s insane!”
“Divorce him immediately!”
Others hesitated:
“He’s a rescuer — maybe he saw danger?”
“She was sitting on the edge, maybe she slipped.”
“Could it have been a prank gone wrong?”
Then came the twist.
According to Alexey, just seconds before he pushed her, he saw something move beneath the boat — a dark shadow gliding right under the surface.
“I shouted, ‘Marina, don’t move!’” he said.
“She didn’t hear me. I had a second to choose — push her or let her lose her hand. I pushed.”
When investigators slowed and enhanced the video, they noticed it too: a huge dark shape passing beneath the waterline right before the splash.
A fish?
A catfish?
Or something else entirely?
Marina insists:
“I saw nothing — no fish, no shadow. Only my husband suddenly pushing me into the freezing lake. I thought that was it… I thought I’d die.”
Alexey stands by his version:
“It was right under the boat. I saw it. Let the experts decide what it was.”
The clip now has 27 million views.
Journalists have arrived at Lake Wolfssee. Local fishermen claim that for the past month something has been tearing their nets and dragging boats at night. Their own videos show dark silhouettes moving beneath the surface.
Police have temporarily banned swimming in the lake.
Marina and Alexey are not speaking. He’s given statements; she remains silent.
But one question still echoes across the internet: Did he push her out of fear, out of madness — or to save her from something none of us have yet seen?
