Woman on Plane Captures Viral Moment Dad Signals a Message From His Boat

A social media video of a young woman’s father signaling to her from a boat in the Pacific Ocean, while she departed for Europe from Los Angeles International Airport has warmed hearts across the internet.

The viral video, which has been viewed more than 6.4 million times to date, captured @camillezea’s dad creating an eye-catching signal from the ocean’s sea foam as a parting gift to his daughter. The 23-year-old Los Angeles native shot the emotional moment from her airplane window. “My dad on his boat signaling to me as I leave for my big trip to Europe,” she wrote on the post.

What Do the Comments Say?

Since it was shared to the social media platform on September 11 by @camillezea, the TikTok post has been liked by more than 1.3 million users and commented on more than 9,500 times. Tons of TikTokers have shared how moving they found the social media video in the post’s comments section.

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