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Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo used his athletic prowess for good while rescuing a drowning woman from the ocean.
Lobo was kite surfing and testing his camera off the coast of the city of São Luís, Brazil, on Friday when he encountered a woman in distress in the water.
“After sailing a few meters I heard a cry for help and looked at the girl who was drowning,” he explained in a post on Instagram, which was accompanied by a video of the incident. “I promptly approached her with the kite, tried to calm her down and asked her to climb on my back (as) she was very tired and had no strength.”
Lobo, 31, explained that he used his equipment to get the woman to safety where lifeguards helped her.
The athlete, who competed at this year’s Paris Olympics, used his post to issue a warning about “the danger of the sea, rivers and any place you don’t know as the current in some places tends to be very strong!”
He added: “Thank you for all the messages, I only did what needed to be done and what was within my power!”
The rescued woman expressed her thanks to the athlete in the comments of the post, per Olympics.com, who reported that she said: “Words can’t describe my gratitude.”
CNN has contacted Lobo for further comment on the incident.
