Portugal President Rescues Two Women Whose Kayak Overturned

The 71-year-old president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo, has become a hero in his country after he rescued two women from drowning.

The video of the 71-year-old rushing to help the women whose boat capsized in the sea and who were struggling to stay afloat, has gone viral on social media. Reportedly the kayak capsized off a beach in Algarve, Portugal.

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President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was filmed swimming off of the Praia do Alvor beach in the Algarve, as he happened to be present on the beach at the moment.

Reportedly, the Portugal president was vacationing in the Algarve in a bid to promote tourism and had just spoken to the media when he encountered two women in the ocean.

Videos and images show him rushing to the women in distress. Given his age, it indeed is a heroic act.

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The 71-year-old, later told the local media that the women were from another beach and said that it was the large west currents that caused their kayak to capsize.

In more footage from the beach the president can be seen wearing a mask at the beach in adherence with social distancing measures.

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Esto es un jefe de estado de verdad. Y no como el Borb¨®n o el sanchijuelo.

El presidente de la republica, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, se mezcla con sus conciudadanos como uno m¨¢s, en una playa normal.pic.twitter.com/xPY37BtvOR

¡ª Monje shaolin (@BlancoMbappe) August 16, 2020

With the heroic act the president established himself as an exemplary leader who put the lives of his country¡¯s citizens above his own.