Hugh Jackman News: Heroic Actor Helped Save His Kids And Others From Riptide

This X-Men star Hugh Jackman got involved in a real-life act of bravery. He helped to rescue his two children and many swimmers when they all got washed away by a rip current at Bondi Beach, Sydney.

Jackman's daughter, Ava, was pulled out from the ocean with the help of a second swimmer, Australia's Nine News revealed. 

Peter Adam was swimming when it happened. He helped the Hollywood actor to bring his daughter Ava ashore, later admitting that he was "a little bit" starstruck.

He told Nine News: "His daughter was struggling to get on to the sandbar so I reached down, grabbed her arm and put my arm up to Hugh to make a chain to pull us up on the sand bar. That's what you do with any family out there."

Adam added: "He wasn't rescuing me, I was assisting him to get his daughter up to the sandbar. He then grabbed my hand to get us up. He then went to get his son."

Local Dan Conn said that when Oscar had been washed away again by the strong current, Jackman had remained "pretty cool, calm and collected" throughout.

He added that Jackman was "definitely a bit of a super dad, superhero, and he's a super bloke too."

Lifeguards helped to bring Jackman's teenage son, Oscar, back to safety.

Lifeguard Trent Falson said to Australia's Nine News, that Jackman had thanked him for doing an "amazing job" by bringing his son Oscar ashore.

"He said you guys did an amazing job, I think he thanked me about three times on the way up the sand," he said.

On Instagram, the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club posted: "The beach had to be closed due to dangerous conditions, multiple rescues happening all at once and limited resources.

"@thehughjackman was also spotted assisting with rescues! Thanks Hugh."

The Jackman family flew to Melbourne after that.