A video has gone viral on social media this week, showing a surfer saving a drowning beachgoer who was pulled out to sea in Hawaii.
The footage in question was shared on Instagram by World Champion surfer Tyler Wright and shows her fellow-surfer brother Mikey Wright dashing into the sea to rescue a swimmer who was drowning nearby.
Take a look at the incident in the video below:A number of Instagram users have since commented on the video. For instance, one person wrote: "Wow that's amazing! Seriously put himself on the line for that person. [sic]"
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: "What a bloke!!! Wish we had the footage of him scaling the fence. Her lucky day. [sic]"
A third person added: "When you go swimming on a beach, it doesn't matter how professional it is, you should know the beach info and where the current runs. [sic]"
In a later interview with The Saturday Telegraph Mikey said that he initially started filming the woman after noticing that she was struggling out in the water.
However, after he realized that the nearby lifeguards were already preoccupied saving another person close by, Mikey decided to take matters into his own hands.
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