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Image source, Christine Adams
Bruce Hopkins, prima of the TV amusement Bondi Rescue, amazed his biggest instrumentality Cooper who rescued a toddler aft studying the show
An Australian TV prima amazed a lad who saved a drowning toddler by turning up astatine a pub to congratulate him.
Bruce Hopkins, a lifeguard who stars successful the world amusement Bondi Rescue, wanted to conscionable 10-year-old Cooper Adams aft proceeding astir his heroics.
Cooper, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, saved a drowning kid successful August and told the BBC helium was inspired by his favourite TV show.
Mr Hopkins, known arsenic Hoppo, saw the BBC nonfiction and arranged the surprise.
Cooper got the astonishment of his beingness erstwhile Bondi Rescue prima Hoppo walked in
"I've travel each the mode implicit to England to chat to Cooper due to the fact that helium is amazing. He spotted a three-year-old successful occupation and alerted his begetter who rescued him," helium said.
"Cooper, it was large to conscionable you and what a large occupation you've done."
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Image caption,Bruce Hopkins, known arsenic Hoppo, is the caput lifeguard of Bondi beach
Cooper was connected vacation successful Mudeford, Dorset, erstwhile helium spotted the kid flailing astir successful the water.
He said helium recognised the signs of drowning from studying the amusement and his favourite lifeguard, Hoppo.
Image source, Christine Adams
Image caption,Cooper (right) was connected the formation with his seven-year-old member Lewis erstwhile the incidental happened
Cooper said helium would ne'er hide gathering his hero.
"I couldn't judge it erstwhile Hoppo walked in. My mum had kept it a concealed and it was an astonishing surprise.
"I emotion watching Bondi Rescue, truthful it felt similar a imagination gathering Hoppo successful existent life," helium said.
Image source, Christine Adams
Image caption,Christine Adams, her hubby Ben and different lad Lewis said they were precise arrogant of Cooper
Bondi Rescue follows the lives of the Waverley Council nonrecreational lifeguards who patrol Bondi formation successful Sydney.
As caput lifeguard, Hoppo has appeared successful 16 seasons of the deed tv show, which has been shown successful 100 countries.
Hoppo gave Cooper a enactment congratulating him connected the rescue
Cooper watches the amusement with his begetter Ben, who is Australian. The household are visiting the state adjacent year, erstwhile they program to reunite with Hoppo, who has invited them to conscionable the different lifeguards who prima successful the show.
"We're going to Australia successful February and I truly can't hold to spot Hoppo again," Cooper added.
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