Watch how this awesome Malaysian girl rescues a sinking canoe
There's not much information about this video, except that it was filmed in Mabul, a small island off the coast of Sabah in Malaysia that has approximately 2,000 inhabitants. The girl is Bajau Laut, an indigenous ethnic group in Southeast Asia. They've been called "sea gypsies" – a term that refers to their nomadic, seafaring history.
This spunky young girl definitely knows the water. And judging from her confidence and execution, there's no way this is her first canoe-rescuing rodeo.
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