- A trio of young boys are being hailed as heroes after saving their father from drowning.
- Ten-year-old twins Bridon and Christian, assisted by their friend Sam, rescued dad Brad from a pool.
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Ten-year-old twins Bridon and Christian Hassig, as well as their friend Sam Ebert, 11, are now being praised for their heroic actions. During a recent appearance on the "Today" show with host Hoda Kotb, the three revealed that they were relaxing by their backyard pool when they noticed that Bridon and Christian's dad Brad — who'd been doing "breathing exercises" underwater — appeared to be unresponsive.
Bridon and Sam both jumped in to pull Brad from the water, while Christian ran to the street to get help from a passing car.
Bridon then performed CPR on his dad, but told Kotb that he'd never taken a CPR class in his life. He said he was instead inspired by characters resuscitating others in the films "The Sandlot" and "Hook."
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Eventually, Brad regained consciousness, and said on "Today" that he woke up hearing Christian telling him, "Daddy come back. You have to be OK."
Paramedics arrived shortly thereafter, and Brad is now in good health, thanks to his sons and their friend. Brad told Kotb that both Bridon and Christian received iPhones as a reward for their heroic behavior.
In the 1993 coming-of-age comedy "The Sandlot," middle-schooler Michael "Squints" Palledorous pretends to drown while swimming at the local pool with his friends. When pretty lifeguard Wendy Peffercorn pulls him from the water and begins to perform CPR on him, Squints uses the close contact to kiss her.