OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma teen is being called a miracle after dying then being brought back to life.

Seventeen-year-old Josh Girty is recovering at the Children's Center in Bethany after he suffered cardiac arrest a couple of weeks ago during a Christian concert at the Ford Center.

Paramedics told his mother he actually died, but they were able to use a defibrillator to bring him back to life.

Josh's mother said she spent her three-hour drive from Alva praying.

"Just lifting him up to God. I've done that all my life. He's my child, and I love him but ultimately he's God's not mine," said Laura Girty, Josh's mom.

Doctors diagnosed Josh with a rare genetic heart defect with a 20-percent survival rate. He has one surgery and a couple more weeks of therapy.

His mom thinks God saved him for a reason and said his goal is to be a missionary.

SOURCE: News on 6