HERSHEY, Pa. (WPVI) -- You might call him the Hersheypark hero, but John Sampson, a father from Bucks County , says he was simply in the right place at the right time.

"I just think I'm a guy who, once again, right place, right time, saw a child in need and wanted to help," said Sampson, of Jamison, Pennsylvania.

Over the weekend, Sampson was seen in a now-viral video jumping into action when a young boy was spotted wandering on the park's monorail. At one point, video shows Sampson extending his arms to help the child as cheers erupted from the crowd below.

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"I was just saying, 'You're OK, I've got you now,'" Sampson recalled. "I was just trying to soothe him like any dad would if your kid was in trouble.

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