A young woman has faced backlash for her “stupidity” after posting a video of herself diving into thick sea foam during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred – with a microbiologist condemning her actions.

March 6 | Young men play in sea-foam, created by record-breaking waves, as the outer fringe of Tropical Cyclone Alfred whips along eastern Australia in Coolangatta. March 1 | Athletes swim along ...

On average, sea ... foam that actually suffocated some corals. Foam can potentially infect humans. Bubbles in the ocean can pick up and carry viruses. When these bubbles that make up foam break ...