Leonardo DiCaprio helps man from drowning during Caribbean vacation

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star, Leonardo DiCaprio turned a real-life hero when he rescued a man from drowning during a vacation last month. incident occurred when Academy Award winner was vacationing with his friends and girlfriend, Camila Marrone, in Caribbean on December 30. DiCaprio and his group were on a luxury vessel near St Barts when y got a request to locate a French crew worker who had fallen off cruise ship. French crew worker was reportedly intoxicated when he fell off cruise. 

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Leonardo and his crew agreed to help locate French worker after captain of cruise ship sent out a panicked emergency mess. French worker kwn only by his first name, Victor, was spotted by Leonardo and his group near Saba Island just before dusk. Victor was reportedly dehydrated when he was found and had been treading water for 11 hours. According to international media reports, Victor was about to drown when Leonardo and his team spotted him. 

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Victor would have been long dead if DiCaprio and his team wouldn't have agreed to divert ir vessel and help in search operation of French worker as y were only ones looking for him. boat's captain described successful rescue as one in a billion. captain said that it was like winning a lottery twice. After Victor was pulled on Dicaprio's boat, he was given food and water before being handed over to coastguards. 

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DiCaprio was catapulted to global fame after playing Jack Dawson opposite Kate Winslet in 1997's Titanic. DiCaprio was recently minated for best actor award in 77th Golden Globes for Quentin Taranti's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. award was subsequently won by Joaquin Phoenix for his mindblowing role in movie Joker. DiCaprio's co-star Brad Pitt won best supporting actor in same event and in his speech he thanked Catch Me If You Can star adding that, "I wouldn't be here without you, man."

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