In The Shallows , Lively's character, Nancy, does survive, but it's only after a vicious fight with a shark that nearly kills her. ... She quickly moves to a nearby buoy and stays there until the shark begins to bite at it, causing it to topple over.

Does Nancy survive The Shallows?

As mentioned, the fact that the last few minutes dispenses with any semblance of realism doesn't sink The Shallows entirely, and it's indeed cathartic to see the highly likeable Nancy survive and escape with her life.

Does the Seagull die in The Shallows?

Nancy is left alone when the unaware locals leave the beach, and she spends the night on the rock with a wounded red-billed gull, which was also injured by the shark, and names him Steven Seagull. ... While wading out into the shallow water to steal Nancy's surfboard, however, he is killed by the shark.