Australia: 11-year-old girl rescues shark trapped in rocks, netizens call her 'precious'

An 11-year-old Australian girl has been receiving a lot of praises on social media after a video of her rescuing a trapped shark emerged online. In clip, Billie Rea can be seen catching hold of draughtboard shark, who was stuck in a tidal pool on edge of Kingston Beach Tasmania. “I’ve got a shark. Come on darling,” 11-year-old was heard answering her mor in clip. 

While speaking to ABC News, Billie’s mor, Abby Gilbert, said that her daughter, without any second thought, picked up stuck shark and delicately carried it over rocks towards deeper water. She said that in video too, one can see how calm Billie is, furr ding that it felt like “animal felt safe with her”. In short clip, Billie is heard talking to shark. “It’s alright, it’s alright,” she said, while carefully holding it, before releasing it into open waters. 

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Gilbert revealed that her daughter loves marine life. She ded that her interest was also sparked by visiting Marine Discovery Centre at Woodbridge, on Tasmania’s south-east coast. mor told media outlet that Billie would spend time with creatures on display, including draughtboard sharks. Billie is passionate about beautiful sea creatures and she often volunteers at marine discovery centre. 

Netizens hail Billie as ‘hero’ 

Meanwhile, clip of incident has taken internet by storm. It has been shared on several social media platforms and has been viewed thousands of times. Several internet users also flooded comment section with praises for little girl. 

While one user wrote, “more ppl like this one in world please,” ors simply hailed her as a “hero”. One user said, “Beautiful job, indeed”. Ar wrote, “Loved how tenderly she lifted shark & secured it in her arms as she navigated those slippery rocks. Kudos to parents who taught her to be kind, brave & caring.  Great qualities to have in life”. 

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