Moment heroic 12-year-old boy Austen MacMillan rescues his therapist from drowning in swimming pool and performs CPR – after learning how to do it from Stranger Things

A brave 12-year-old boy from Palm Beach County, Florida rescued his behavioral therapist from a swimming pool and performed CPR after trying to show the boy how long he could hold his breath underwater.

The seventh grader had learned CPR from the popular Netflix series Stranger Things.

Home video captured Austen MacMillan pulling his therapist Jason Piquette out of the water last week when he realized he had been underwater for too long and appeared unconscious.

“It looked like he was underwater for six to five minutes, and I thought that’s way too long, he can’t do that,” MacMillan said. Good morning America.

His therapist said, “I think I passed out within thirty seconds, and I don’t know why.”

Home video captured Austen MacMillan pulling his therapist Jason Piquette out of the water after realizing he had been underwater for too long and appeared unconscious

At that point, MacMillan swam into the deep end, went underwater and brought his therapist to the pool steps all alone.

He then jumped out and ran to the front of the house, where he shouted for help at the end of the driveway, but received no response.

The boy frantically ran back to his therapist’s side and began administering CPR, which he said he learned from the hit Netflix series Stranger Things.

As he continued CPR, MacMillan called for help until his therapist regained consciousness just as the boy’s father arrived home.

His father, Andrew MacMillan, heard his boy screaming, dropped his groceries, rushed to the scene and called 911.

Piquette told GMA, “I’m so amazed at how strong he was and how wise he was at that moment. And I always want him to know he’s a hero.”

MacMillan’s mother Christina was not home at the time of the emergency and was stunned to hear what happened when her husband called her.

‘It almost felt like I couldn’t talk, my whole body was locked up. It was definitely a very proud mum moment, he is really brave and courageous,” Ms MacMillan said.

Piquette regained consciousness just as MacMillan’s father returned home from the grocery store and called 911

MacMillan’s mother Christina was not home at the time of the emergency and was stunned to hear what happened when her husband called her

Piquette told GMA, “I’m so amazed at how strong he was and how wise he was at that moment. And I always want him to know he’s a hero.”

The resuscitation scene to which MacMillan attributed his skills was from season one, episode eight of Stranger Things, in which Hopper, played by David Harbour, administered CPR to Will after they found him in an alternate dimension.

The tables quickly turned as the young boy had to think quickly and save an adult based on what he learned from watching TV.

The resuscitation scene to which MacMillan attributed his skills was from season one, episode eight of Stranger Things, in which Hopper, played by David Harbour, administered CPR to Will after they found him in an alternate dimension.

In an interview with 7News MiamiMacmillan visually demonstrated how he performed CPR on his therapist, and they reported that his technique was “exactly what is taught in CPR courses.”

“Don’t panic, don’t panic and try to learn from the situation and try to help the person,” MacMillan said.

The boy’s parents hope this scary, yet incredible moment has opened the eyes of other adults and children.

The MacMillan’s plan is to host a CPR class for their family and friends this weekend and encourage others to do the same.

In the US alone, 4,000 people die every year by drowning, according to the American newspaper The Guardian CDC.

Even the most experienced swimmers, including children and adults, are at risk of drowning.