Gisele Bündchen saves a sea turtle: “Our actions matter”

a pile of garbage a few meters from the shore and a suspicious movement in the midst of all that filth. Gisele Bundchen, during a walk in the weekend together with her dog, she became the protagonist of one splendid gesture of altruism: as evidenced by the social video, the supermodel has indeed saved one sea ​​turtle, freeing her from the fishing net in which she had become entangled.

“Life is one series of opportunities that happen to us every day, we choose what to do with them », wrote Gisele on Instagram, recounting the episode. “I was walking this morning at the beach, when Oxyx started bark to a pile of garbage that the ocean had left ashore during the high tide. When I got closer, I saw this beautiful turtle upside down and afraid».

«He had the look of despair and the body knotted in a net»Added the Brazilian supermodel. “First, then, I freed her from the shirts that strangled her. But even after he untied it completely, it was too tired to return alone in the water. I didn’t think twice: I picked her up and I took it to sea. It’s amazing how adrenaline can make you stronger ».

Yes, because the specimen was big enough and lifting it was not easy. “See her swim free it made me really happy and repaid me for all my efforts », concluded Gisele, reiterating the importance of one’s actions to safeguard the planet and receiving praise from many stars close to green themes, including Heidi Klum, Tooth Hadid, Lewis Hamilton e Gal Gadot.

“Unfortunately there are so many animals that they end up dying trapped in networks like this. What happened to me today reminded me that we have to live with greater awareness and help protect the ecosystem, it’s our choice. Because the change begins right at the our actions».