Jesse Hutch Opens Up about Homestead, Romantic Comedies, and His Journey of Faith

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Jesse Hutch has spent more than two decades in the acting industry, but his career nearly ended before it even began due to a whitewater accident that left him submerged for at least 11 minutes.  

"I should be dead," Hutch told Crosswalk Headlines.

Hutch can be seen in three new projects this month: the new Angel Studios film and accompanying TV series Homestead, and the Great American Family movies Christmas Under the Northern Lights and A Little Women's Christmas.

To this day, though, Hutch considers it a "miracle" that he's even alive.  

During his younger years, Hutch was a whitewater raft guide who -- in his words -- lived and worked on the river. But at age 21, his life nearly ended during an accident that stopped both his heart and his breathing. Rescuers estimate he was under water between 11 and 22 minutes.

"Another group down the river found me, dragged me into their raft," he said.

Individuals in that group did their best to resuscitate him. Within minutes, he was taken to the hospital. 

"God definitely just was with me," Hutch said. 

He remembers being under the water, in the rapids, cognizant that he was on the verge of drowning. 

"I heard the water. I heard my heart. The heart stopped. Eventually, I heard the water. Then I heard nothing, and then black," he said. "And after that, [I] have no idea how long or what happened, or where was I?"

He described it as the "scariest time of my life" but also the one with "the most peace."

"As a human being, we hang on to stuff so greatly sometimes. And we're like, 'I can do it. I got it. It's in my power and my strength.' [But] in that scenario, I was done. I had nothing left. … [I] gave into the fact that I'm dead. I'm done. I ain't coming back from this."

God, though, had other plans for Hutch. 

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