Olivia Barker

USA TODAY

The photos sure look scary.

There's Anne Hathaway on vacation in Oahu Wednesday, poking her head out of the crest of a wave, her mouth wide open as if gasping for air. In another shot, what TMZ says are her arms flail above her submerged head.

But a man stands in the foreground beckoning her in. And, according to the website's report, which they're dubbing a "near-death encounter" for the Oscar winner, a surfer did, indeed, help her to shore after hearing her scream.

She didn't escape unscathed: Images show husband Adam Shulman bandaging up her foot as she lay on a towel on the beach.

Crisis averted, a post-mishap snap shows the couple walking while cuddling, with Hathaway smiling widely.

USA TODAY reached out to the actress' reps but has yet to hear back.