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Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly helps save man who fell overboard from ship

Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio and his friends reportedly helped save the life of a man who fell overboard from a cruise ship.

The Oscar-winning actor was on a boat with friends in the Caribbean when they responded to a Mayday call, according to The Sun.

The paper reports that a crew member had fallen overboard from a yacht and had survived by treading water for 11 hours.

A source told the newspaper: "Leonardo played a blinding role in his own real-life Hollywood movie.

"He saved the life of a man overboard who incredibly had survived by treading water for 11 hours. Leonardo's boat was the only vessel looking for him.

"The captain put the man's chances of survival at one in a billion - like winning the lottery twice."

US showbiz magazine People also quoted a source as saying about the incident: "Leo and his friends and their boat captain decided to join the search and their efforts resulted in helping save a man's life.

"The boat crew were happy to try and assist - even more so that they were able to help get the man to safety."

The man was said to have been spotted and rescued by DiCaprio and his friends about an hour before the sun set and a rainstorm began.

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