Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo, seventh in his event at the Paris Games, posted a video on his social media in which he can be seen saving a young girl from drowning in the sea.
The Brazilian went out to train when he found a girl about to be swallowed by the sea and asking for help. Very tired and exhausted from fighting against the tide, she called Lobo’s attention so that the athlete went to her and towed her to shore, where the health workers could check her health.
“I went in at 17:40 to do the last test with the camera, it was a cloudy day, the wind conditions were not the best, but I decided to try the support that had arrived, it was the first day using this material, I put the camera to record and headed to the coast. After sailing a few meters I heard a cry for help and I looked at the girl who was drowning, I quickly approached her with the kite, tried to calm her down and asked her to get on my back, she was quite tired and helpless, I used the equipment to take her safely to the sand, where lifeguards performed first aid on the seashore and thank God everything went well,” wrote Bruno Lobo on his Instagram account.