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22nd Oct 2018

Chris Hemsworth picked up a hitchhiker and gave him a helicopter ride to a surfing spot

Paul Moore

Chris Hemsworth is a champ.

More power, rabbit!

Granted, that’s probably not what Chris Hemsworth said to the pilot of this helicopter that surprised a hitchhiker by giving him a ride to a popular surfing spot, but we like to think that it is.

The man who plays Thor is famous around the world for being a superhero on screen, but it’s fair to say that this weary traveller thinks Hemsworth is a bit of a hero in real life after this incredibly kind gesture.

As you can see below, the Thor star posted an Instagram video of himself and a friend, Luke Zocchi, picking up an unknown hitchhiker in Brisbane.

It turns out that this hitchhiker was a US musician named Scott Hildebrand, who had just arrived from Mexico, and he was headed to Byron Bay for some surfing.

“Just landed in Brizzy (Brisbane) and we’ve just seen a guy who is hitchhiking to Byron,” said Zocchi. At this point, Hemsworth interjects and adds: “we’re going to Byron, we’ll give him a lift.”

“Little does he know we’re getting a chopper,” Zocchi says.

After flying him and his guitar to Byron Bay, Hemsworth said it was “back to hitchhiking” for his new friend. “Picked up a hitchhiker, wasn’t a serial killer which we were stoked about,” Hemsworth wrote in typical self-deprecating fashion.

To paraphrase the famous words of Korg from Thor: Ragnarok : “Hey, man. I’m Chris. We’re gonna get outta here on that big helicopter. Wanna come?”

Chris Hemsworth is a champ.

Take a look.

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