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That's maybe why some people couldn't be sure about Zira, I mean about the lioness Zira being actually dead.

But when thinking about what we saw in the movie (The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride) at the end, you can assume that the chances to still be left alive after having struggled with a strong water current your chances of getting out of something that is as powerful as seen are realistically thought of very small.