The 10-year-old boy who gave life-saving CPR to his little brother after watching Dwayne 鈥淭he Rock鈥� Johnson do it on film got a hero鈥檚 welcome on the star鈥檚 Vancouver movie set.
Jacob O鈥機onnor鈥檚 story went viral last month, catching the attention of the former pro wrestler turned actor.
The boy sprang into action after he discovered his two-year-old brother Dylan floating face down in his grandmother鈥檚 pool in Roseville, Mich., back in July.
Johnson took to Instagram in late August, calling Jacob 鈥渁 real life hero鈥� and inviting him to the Canadian set of 鈥淪kyscraper.鈥�
Jacob鈥檚 mother Christa told 麻豆传媒 Channel her son was nervous to meet Johnson, and hid inside his T-shirt when he first entered the room.
Johnson said it was a special day, and thanked Jacob for 鈥渂eing awesome and for being the kind of person we all aspire to be,鈥� in a social media post on Tuesday.
鈥淲e got to see around the set and stuff,鈥� Jacob said. He also took his hero up on his offer of a Willy Wonka-style candy buffet during the visit.
鈥淚t was an honour to know that he looked at Jacob as a hero,鈥� Christa said.
She recounted the day she got the call at work that every mother dreads and the seemingly endless 45-minute drive to the hospital where she found her child unconscious with IV lines in both arms.
鈥淲hen I said his name, he tried to open his eyes. There was no focus,鈥� she recalled. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like he wasn鈥檛 even there.鈥�
Christa said Dylan has made a full recovery.
鈥淚 appreciate you buddy,鈥� Johnson told Jacob in an Instagram video they made together. 鈥淭hank you. I speak on behalf of the world when I say we鈥檙e so proud of you.鈥�
