Heidi Klum said her fellow Hawaiian vacationers were not model citizens.
The supermodel, who nearly lost her son and two nannies to powerful riptide, said she could have used some help from onlookers during her family’s scary brush with tragedy.
“The family was surprised that we were being photographed and no one would come help us,” Klum told People magazine.
While complaining she didn’t get any help, Klum also tried to downplay the threat her family faced during Sunday’s incident on the north side of Oahu.
Klum’s 7-year-old son Henry and his two nannies got caught in the huge wave. Klum rescued her kid and one nanny from rough waters, while bodyguard-boyfriend Martin Kirsten nabbed the other staffer.
“These photos taken recently look much worse that it really was that day. I did what any mother would do,” said Klum.
“Henry swam out of it. I grabbed him at the shore. The nannies were the ones in much deeper trouble.”
Klum’s advice to other vacationers: Have proper fear Mother Nature at the beach.
“Never underestimate the power of the ocean,” the “Project Runway” host said.
Playing the role of lifeguard on Sunday was a totally new job for the 39-year-old stunner.
“People are used to seeing me on the beach in a bikini, smiling with the wind in my hair,” Klum said.