Brazilian Olympian Bruno Lobo rescued a drowning lady off the coast of Sao Luís, Brazil on Jan. 10, and gave all of the credit score to God for placing him in place to carry out the heroic deed.
“The day that God used me as an instrument to avoid wasting this younger lady, all honor and glory to Him,” wrote in a submit on Instagram (translated from Portuguese).
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Bruno Lobo of Team Brazil competes within the Men’s Kite on day 13 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on August 08, 2024 in Marseille, France. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Lobo, who can be an orthopaedic physician, competed in kite browsing on the 2024 Paris Olympics. He can be a two-time Pan American Games champion.
At the time of the rescue, he was busy coaching, he mentioned within the video. Lobo claimed that he went into the ocean at round 5:40 p.m. native time “to do the final check.”
“It was a cloudy day, wind circumstances weren’t one of the best, however I made a decision to check the assist that had arrived, it was the primary day utilizing this materials, I set the digicam to file and went in the direction of the coast,” he mentioned within the video.
Then he noticed her.
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“After crusing a number of meters, I heard a cry for assist and appeared on the lady who was drowning. I rapidly approached her with the kite. I attempted to calm her down and requested to climb on my again. She was fairly drained and with out energy. I used the gear to convey her safely to the sand,” Lobo continued.
Lobo used his gear to assist convey the lady again to shore, after which lifeguards gave her additional help.
World Sailing released a statement commending Lobo’s heroics on Monday.
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Bruno Lobo of Team Brazil competes within the Men’s Kite on day 13 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on August 08, 2024 in Marseille, France. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
“Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo jumped into motion when he noticed a girl struggling within the ocean whereas coaching along with his new digicam off the coast of São Luís, Brazil. Using his kite, he carried her safely to shore,” the assertion learn. “Great job Bruno.”
Bruno concluded his video with a warning to followers and viewers.
“Be warned in regards to the risks of the ocean, rivers and anyplace you don’t know as a result of the present in some locations tends to be very sturdy!”
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