The story of a teenager who fell through the ice in 2015, was underwater for 15 minutes, and was clinically dead for over an hour before miraculously being brought back to life, has captivated audiences.

John Smith’s story was so compelling that it was made into a feature film, “Breakthrough,” starring Chrissy Metz of “This Is Us” fame. Jason Noble, the real-life preacher who ministered to Smith’s family during the ordeal, recently reflected on the impact of the story nearly a decade later.

“It’s a modern-day Lazarus story when you look back and you see,” he said. “John — he was 15 years old — fell through the ice in St. Louis, was dead, was under for 15 minutes, dead for an hour and 15 [minutes].”

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But while Smith lay dead in a hospital, his mother turned

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