This is the heroic moment a quick-thinking schoolboy paddles a kayak along a canal to save a drowning kitten.<br /><br />Natthawat Juchookate, 16, spotted the little kitten struggling to stay afloat on the waterway behind his school in Nonthaburi, central Thailand the morning of September 4.<br /><br />The teenager alerted his teacher before commandeering a plastic boat moored on the side of the canal.<br /><br />Heartwarming footage shows how Natthawat risked his own life in the flimsy kayak and paddled over to the cat to pull him out of the water. <br /><br />The soaking wet white kitten was saved and brought to shore before being taken to the vets where he was treated for a minor leg injury. <br /><br />The cat has now been adopted by Natthawat and his classmate to be kept at the school. <br /><br />They have named him 'Boonrod', which means he is lucky as it is not his destiny to die yet.<br /><br />Natthawat commented later: "I was walking back to school after going to see a doctor at the health centre when I first saw the kitten.<br /><br />''I called for help and yelled and told the teacher. Then I untied the boat and started to paddle towards the cat.<br /><br />''I only saw something moving in the water. I didn't know what kind of animal it was until I reached closer and noticed that he was actually a cat.<br /><br />"I'm glad I found him. I'm sure he is going to be loved and well taken care of by me and my friends from now on."
