A female tourist saved a man from drowning after spotting him struggling underwater at a Sri Lankan beauty spot.
Farah Putri Mulyani, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was enjoying a swim at Diyaluma Falls last month and capturing the experience on her GoPro camera for a travel vlog when she heard screams nearby.
The frightening footage shows the 39-year-old rushing to help, pulling the nearly lifeless man, who had been struggling underwater, to the surface.
The heroic woman can be seen diving underneath the water, grabbing the man by his wrist and using her free arm and legs to quickly swim upwards.
Farah is urging authorities to implement safety measures at natural attractions in a bid to avoid similar incidents in future.
‘I don’t want this to just be another heroic story where people applaud me and that’s the end of it’, she said. ‘This has to lead to real change. The government has a duty to warn people about potential dangers.’
