Woman's heartwarming encounter with millionaire teen fisherman
A mum has revealed her heartwarming encounter with Keegan Payne just moments before he caught the million-dollar fish.
Sarrita King, an artist from Darwin, took to TikTok to recall the moment when the teenager and his friends helped her and her family after they had crashed their car and became stranded.
“These kids came and actually towed us back to safety,” she said in the video.
“So it was an hour out of their time, they unhooked a buggy, they were on their way to go fishing for the Million Dollar Barra, and they were absolutely amazing.
“They restored both my partner and I’s faith in kids these days.”
The mum said that the group of teenagers made them feel “really safe”.
“For a terrible situation - the car was wrecked - they were the best,” she said.
“At the time we were like ‘I hope these guys have the best life’, they have so much going for them.”
She then shared her surprise when she found out that Payne won the life-changing prize.
“We have just been over the moon for him ever since,” she said.
“And we just can’t stop smiling and thinking about it. So congratulations. Good karma.”
King's followers shared their support for the teen and called it a "beautiful story".
“His story just gets better and better, I think he’s going to be a full-on Aussie icon,” one wrote.
“Darwin kids have a heart of gold,” another added.
King later on told NT News about what a "wonderful young man" Payne was and how kind the teenager was.
“He was kind, he spoke proudly about being from Katherine – where I’m from too, so we spoke about that.
“He spoke about his family and his love of fishing. It was just what you want your own kid to be like that at that age.
“The way he’s handled himself through everything, he’s going to be someone in the future with all the pressure and all the scrutiny, he’s got his head screwed on.”
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