10-Year-Old Saves Brother's Life With Moves He Learned From The Rock

August 29, 2017

A 10-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after saving his 2-year-old brother from drowning.

Last month, Jacob O'Connor found his younger brother Dylan face down in a pool. But, it was a movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson that Jacob says helped him save his brother's life.

Jacob told the news outlet that he pulled his brother out of the pool and began performing CPR until he heard Dylan's heart beating.

Christa, the boys' mother, told WXYZ News, "The first few hours at the hospital were the worst because they weren't sure if he was going to fully recover. They couldn't tell me he's going to be okay."

She later asked Jacob how he learned CPR and Jacob said he saw it in the movie San Andreas.

The Rock got wind of the incredible story and praised Jacob on social media for his "heroic actions."

This story grabbed my heart. 10yr Jacob O'Connor found his little 2yr old brother, Dylan laying facedown in their pool. He pulled his little brother out and started CPR & chest compressions. He saved little Dylan's life. Jacob said he learned how to do this by watching me in his favorite movie, SAN ANDREAS. I'm so amazed and impressed by this little 10yr old boy's heroic actions and calm instincts in the middle of that kind of emergency distress. I now need to shake young Jacob's hand...

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Soon after, he extended an invitation for Jacob and his family to come visit him on set.

I gotta shake the hand of a real life 10yr old hero. Jacob, I'm gonna fly you and your family out to Vancouver so I can meet you. Hopefully, your little 2yr old brother, Dylan is well enough to fly because I wanna meet him too. I'll have some very nice people contact your family in the upcoming days to make the arrangements. Can't wait to meet you big man. And make sure you bring your sweet tooth! 😉👍🏾

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