Woman Saved After Sleepwalking Into Sea

A woman's sleepwalking turned life-threatening when she walked straight into the sea in the middle of the night.

Marie Lord, 39, has a hotel porter to thank for saving her life after she sleepwalked into the sea in front of the Anchor Head Hotel in Somerset, U.K.

Lee Searle was three hours into his night shift two weeks ago at the seafront hotel when he heard Lord from the sand, he told ABC News today.

"I heard someone cry for help and I went back outside and that's when I found her. My first thought was that this lady needs help and fast," he said.

Searle said Lord was soaking wet and he quickly brought her back to the hotel and wrapped her in blankets.

Lord left her home around 1:30 a.m. and walked a half mile to the beach, maneuvering the streets and even down steep concrete steps, according to Searle.

"I'm only 4 feet 10 and I have really short legs, so I don't usually go down [the stairs] without my husband or some kind of aid," she told the Telegraph.

The 39-year-old made it over all the obstacles and was woken up once she reached the water and quickly became disoriented, Searle said.

"It's absolutely mind-blowing to think about what could have happened," she told the Telegraph. "All I remember is seeing a flashing star and it all seemed like a dream."

Lord was transported to Weston General Hospital.

"It turns out that she had the onsets of hypothermia. If she was not found, she could have died," Searle said. "It was unreal how quick it all happened."