Earlier this week, Aykut Balli and his wife were enjoying their usual evening walk along the seaside near their home in Turkey when they noticed something moving in the waves.
The couple visited the same beach every evening. Children were playing nearby when Balli’s wife spotted a kitten struggling in the water.
“It’s a spot where we go every evening,” Balli told The Dodo. “Children were playing on the beach while we were out for a walk. Then, my spouse spotted a kitten [in the water]. I felt an overwhelming urge to act. It felt as if my own child were in the water.”
Balli had not planned to go swimming that evening. But when he realized the kitten was drowning, he immediately jumped into the sea to save her.
A passerby captured the dramatic rescue on video:
“It’s a living creature,” Balli said. “I jumped in without a second thought.”
Once he brought the kitten safely to shore, Balli used his towel to dry her and then warmed her inside his car with the heater.
After making sure she was safe, he managed to locate her worried mother and reunite the two.
“Once I was sure she was OK, I reunited her with her mother,” Balli said. “The next morning, I bought some food and checked on the kitten’s health. Thankfully, the little rascal is doing well.”
But Balli’s efforts to help the little kitten did not end with the rescue.
“We have a great plan in the works to help our cute little friends,” Balli said. “They’re going to have a home of their own.”
source: THE DODO
