In a recent interview with CBN, actor Jesse Hutch, 42, shared how God miraculously saved him after he nearly drowned when he was 21 years old, Faithwire reports.

Hutch, who is a committed Christian, is best known for his roles in romantic comedies. He has also played character roles in multiple TV series, including Smallville and Arrow, and starred in several Hallmark and Lifetime TV movies.

Before starting his acting career, Hutch worked for a whitewater rafting company for four years as a guide, where he nearly drowned.

It’s believed he had been underwater for between 11 and 22 minutes before someone found him, Hutch said.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital, where he was put in a pressure chamber and miraculously survived with no physical or mental side effects.

Hutch fully attributes his survival to the hand of God.

“I should be completely, honestly dead. I shouldn’t have lived, and, if I did, I shouldn’t be able to speak, I shouldn’t be able to hear, I shouldn’t be able to talk,” Hutch added. “My eardrums didn’t completely explode; they should have.”

He is starring in a new film just released by the Great American Family called “A Christmas Blessing“. In addition to playing the leading role, Hutch also wrote and directed the movie.