video. “Good deed”: A tourist buys lobster for 200 euros from a restaurant and releases it into the sea

A Swiss tourist, who was vacationing in Sardinia, Italy, made a kind gesture. Thursday, September 14, while this woman was dining at a seaside restaurant with her husband, she noticed the tank in which the lobster was stored, ready to be picked, weighed and cooked for customers. The idea of ​​seeing this animal killed saddens her, so she decides to buy it and then release it into the sea.

“His joy and affection moved me.”

One of the facility’s owners told Italian media: “At first I thought she was joking.” Forget. Then I understood that she was serious and wanted to do a good job.” The man then took the lobster out of the tank, weighed it in the kitchen, and then informed the couple of the weight: about two kilograms for a total of about 200 euros. No problem for the wife and husband, and the animal is then transferred to a transparent bucket and brought to their table. .

Then, in front of the eyes of other diners, the tourist gently stroked the lobster before letting it slide into the shallow water of the waterfront fence, the scene filmed on her husband’s cell phone. Once they reach the surface of the water, the crustaceans flee.

“Her joy and emotion touched me,” says the restaurant owner. “She was so happy and excited that she was able to fulfill her wish.”

The tourist guest will be happy to leave the restaurant and arrive in Sardinia at a restaurant in Golfo Aranci. #Forget pic.twitter.com/bicEwX1WPK

– ANSA (@Agenzia_Ansa) September 16, 2023