A kindhearted Swiss
woman stunned social media users with her gentle gesture after she bought a live
lobster for $290 to set it free into the sea.
The tourist and her
husband were at a seafood restaurant in Sardinia, Italy when she spotted the lobster
inside of a transparent aquarium next to her table.
Chefs at the restaurant
were baffled when they learned that the customer did not buy the crustacean to
eat it but to return it back to where it belongs.
She asked whether it
would “get hurt” if she dropped it into waters from a high fence outside the
restaurant before releasing the animal into the ocean.
“At first, I thought
she was joking,” said the co-owner of the Italian restaurant. “Then, I
understood that the lady was serious and wanted to do a good deed.”
“Seeing her joy and
excitement, I was moved too. She was very happy and thrilled to have been able
to fulfill this wish, and we were happy with her.”