While walking down the beach, Billie, an 11-year-old from Tasmania, spotted someone flailing in the sea. It turned out to be an Australian head shark in serious need of assistance.

A little Tasmanian girl was going down the beach with her family when she discovered something floating in the sea. Billie Rea, 11, discovered a tiny shark. It was trapped between rocks and couldn’t get out on its own.

The youngster and her mother decided that they were in the presence of an Australian head shark, which presented no threat to people. Billie then boldly descended, delicately removing the unfortunate creature and releasing it into the sea.

Billie’s mother, Abby Gilbert, works in a conservation center and instilled in her a love of animals. The woman captioned a video of her daughter rescuing a shark on her Facebook page, “My pride.”

Billie has always liked animals, according to her mother, and she often brings home wounded fluffy critters:

“Billie has always wanted to work for animal rights. Billie’s mother adds, “She often brings home wild creatures, which we rehabilitate and release back into the wild.”

Australian head sharks may grow to be up to 1.5 meters long. They are found on the southern Australian continental shelf, including Tasmania. The shark was so close because sharks typically swim at depths of up to 220 meters and near the bottom among seaweed and stony reefs.