A student from St. Bonaventure’s School has been awarded and recognised for his bravery and rapid response in helping a local mother in distress.

The Year 9 student, who has not been named because of school policy, has been called the ‘epitome of The Good Samaritan’ for assisting a mother in safely reuniting with her autistic son, who had bolted from her.

“He realised that I was in urgent need of help, and he acted. Without him, my son would have been in danger, “ she said.

Coming home from school, the young man saw the mother calling for help and looking visibly distressed. He asked the mother if she needed help and when he had discovered what happened, ran after the boy.

Upon reaching the son, the quick-thinking teenager remained calm and reassured the boy that everything was alright, and holding his hand returned him to his mother.

“I am lost for words. There were adults along the way who were laughing, finding it amusing but this boy helped.”

The grateful mother, who was worried that her son would have run into traffic, expressed her heartfelt thanks by subsequently writing to the Headteacher, Mr Christopher McCormack, asking for the student to be awarded for his bravery and quick intervention.

St. Bonaventure’s took to Twitter to commend the young man stating: “Heroes do not always wear capes. They are ordinary, kind, selfless people like this teen and we could not be prouder of him.”

TEENAGER SAVES THE DAY

Look closely at this photo. This student is the epitome of ‘The Good Samaritan.’

What he did was mature, quick-thinking and very responsible. So much so that he is being hailed a hero by one very grateful local mum. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/RIiDCq6UML
— St Bonaventure's (@stbons) November 25, 2021

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