A HAMPSHIRE family has tracked down the mystery man who took their seriously ill son to hospital through a blizzard - to discover he's a TV antiques expert.

Sarah and Adam Horrocks wanted to thank the good samaritan who drove Callum, five, to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester earlier this month.

So when auctioneer Jonathan Pratt walked through the door, she had a shock, because she watches him on TV's Bargain Hunt.

Sarah, of Garston Close, East Meon, said: "It was absolutely fabulous. I was a bit star struck because he's on Bargain Hunt which I watch. So that was a bit surreal.

"We chatted and he was really nice. Callum gave him a thank you card which he had made himself," she added.

The drama had happened when Callum, who is being treated for leukaemia, was being taken by his dad Adam to the RHCH after developing a potentially life-threatening fever. Their car got stuck in the snow and an ambulance could not get through the blizzard on Tuesday January 12. So they flagged down a 4x4 which took them the whole way. But they never took the samaritan's details.

A front page story in last week's Hampshire Chronicle alerted villagers and set up the reunion on Saturday.

Jonathan, from West Meon, an auctioneer and expert on the TV show, said: "It had been a particularly stressful day, very surreal. It was the worst driving conditions I have ever driven in. A white-out.

"My car also got stuck and I abandoned it and hitched home in a builder's truck. I was also going to the Winchester hospital in the 4x4 as my wife Claire had a reaction to medication she was taking for a chest infection.

"It was nice to meet. I had no idea how Callum was afterwards. He made me a card which was really sweet.

"I think what the weather showed was that we are all naturally kind people and given the opportunity will help each other."

Jonathan will soon be appearing naked on posters nationwide as part of the 'checkum' campaign against testicular cancer.

It is hoped the campaign, which starts later this year, will encourage men to look at the disease in a different light and quickly seek professional help if needed.