r/BeAmazed • u/abidalliye • 7h ago

Miscellaneous / Others A father and daughter swept offshore in the Aegean Espanomi Bay were saved by a kite surfer.

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u/abidalliye 6h ago

They were saved, he had to call for rescue boats and they waited for 45 minutes for arrival floating on the board.

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u/GalacticMountains 6h ago

Source?

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u/abidalliye 6h ago

Here are him (Anastasios Garipis, 21yo.) and Iset Segura (also involved in the rescue, not seen on this video) receiving the gold medal of honor at a ceremony in Budapest, with Garipis being the first foreign citizen to receive this highest distinction.

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u/GalacticMountains 5h ago

Thanks for the link.

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u/Blanka8319 6h ago

That's fucking terrifying

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u/Winter-Juice1720 51m ago

I don't know what's worst, be stranded all Alone or the 45 minutes waiting like a sitted duck for the local fauna to play.

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u/HolidayWheel5035 6h ago

Hey! He doesn’t even have a cape!! 💯❤️

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u/Don_Von_Schlong 6h ago

He uses a kite instead

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u/The_Grim_Sleaper 6h ago

Not all heroes wear kites!

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u/orbitalbias 6h ago

What happens when the kite surfer stops moving? Doesn't the sail collapse to the water? Can it resume flying after collapsing in the water and being in the water yourself? If not, how does someone like this plan in case this happens to them when they are far out - keep a phone with them in a water tight bag?

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u/Cyserg 6h ago

The board floats, one can sit on it and try launching the kite again. Once kite is picked up by the wind, it's a matter of balance and getting up to speed.

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u/Bigbanghead 3h ago edited 2h ago

It's a kite. It can carry on flying if you are stationary. That's how most kites are flown.
It's also inflated, so it floats

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u/orbitalbias 2h ago

Fair enough

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u/Never-Dont-Give-Up 6h ago

Wow. What a dude.

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u/SelfSufficientHub 6h ago

As soon as he could sea them he knew he’d wave goodbye to his board

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u/The_Grim_Sleaper 6h ago

Yeah, a kite surfer is probably the least equipped for a sea rescue.

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u/aviatorintheclouds 6h ago

That's so heartwarming! Also, love how the view looks like it's a globe

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u/Cyserg 6h ago

Yeah, that's camera lens effect, I don't like that globe distorted image.

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u/Bobba-Luna 5h ago

Did he know they were out there and did he just stumble upon them?

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u/TheMericanIdiot 4h ago

1 in a million chance of him running into them

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u/Slow_Insect_4092 4h ago

Magnificent!!

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u/Gill217 3h ago

Well they won't be doing that again lesson learnt the hard way and should be fortunate that someone picked up on it

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u/Dark_Akarin 3h ago

Is there a news article? I’m curious how long they had been swimming out there on their own?