The life saving skills of the president of a country is usually not an issue for voters. But, it elicits citizens’ respect, if the president acts to help people. We cannot even get the US president to worry enough about 170,000 plus lives lost due to COVID-19.
Courtesy of Australian News World,
“The locally known swimming skills of Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa are being praised again after he assisted the rescue of two young women last weekend.
Mr de Sousa was at a beach in Portugal’s Algarve region when the two women in the water were swept by currents after their kayak capsized.
The President was filmed helping the pair with life guards.
‘They were dragged away from another beach to this beach, the boat turned over and they swallowed a lot of water and they couldn’t turn the boat up, nor swim, nor get back onto the boat, the current was very strong,’ he told reporters on the beach.
‘So, it was possible to push them and help them get away from the current.’
Mr de Sousa is on a work holiday tour, visiting all Portuguese regions during summertime to show his support for the tourism sector, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the rescue, the President said he hoped the pair would be more careful the next time they entered the water.
‘It was a big scare for them, they swallowed a lot of water,’ he said. ‘Fortunately, me and another patriot helped them.'”
This kind of story is needed in today’s contentious world and one where so-called leaders are not accountable. Kudos to Mr. de Sousa.
There are leaders and then are people who get into office solely because a proportion of the population has lost all sense of judgement and maturity
Roger, I must confess I do not know de Sousa’s politics or whether he is a good president, but we have to give anyone the benefit of the doubt who helps save lives. I am pretty confident the US president would not act similarly. Keith
Many people are saying the president is afraid of water that doesn’t come from a hose. 🙂
Rob, probably due to a combover coming undone. Keith
LOL!!
Portugal fared better than Astralia, which lost its government head while swimming. Stay safe and don’t hide your capability under a bushel basket if it will safe life.
I will need to explore this more.
Inspiring! And no, our own so-called president would not have lifted a finger, but would probably have been angry that the two women had taken attention away from himself.
True.