Portuguese President Rescues Two Women Caught At Sea

Aug 18, 2020 by apost team

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 71, has helped rescue two women struggling in the water at an Algarve beach on Saturday when their kayak capsized.

On August 15, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has helped rescue two women struggling in the water at an Algarve beach when their kayak capsized, BBC reports. The president, 71, was pictured on Saturday swimming over to the kayakers who were having difficulty getting back to shore.

Video footage posted on Monday caught the moment he swam into the sea to assist them. Another man had already been with the women, trying to help turn the kayak over while a person on a jet ski also approached to offer help. The man on the jet ski then managed to tow the kayak back to the shore.

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In a tweet by Voice of America as per Associated Press, Rebelo de Sousa is currently on a work holiday tour, going to all the regions of Portugal to show his support for the tourism sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Portugal's economy relies heavily on its tourism industry, which has been hugely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The president had just spoken to journalists at Praia do Alvor beach when he noticed the women struggling.

After assisting the women, President Rebelo de Sousa told journalists that the women had come from another beach. "As there is a very large west current, they were dragged out, turned around, swallowed a lot of water and were not even able to turn [the kayak], nor to climb [on it], or swim, such is the strength of the current," he told local media.

He added that he was joined in assisting by another "patriot" on the jet ski and warned the women that they helped to be careful in the future. Rebelo de Sousa is known as an avid beachgoer and man of the people, often seen in stores chatting with people or by himself on a beach near his home.

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