Young cancer survivor meets donor who saved his life

The moment a 13-year-old cancer survivor met the man whose bone marrow donation saved his life has been captured on video.

Jack Withers from Walsall was just 10 years old when he was told he had six months to live.

He was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer, called MDS, at Birmingham Children's Hospital in 2015.

A donor from Germany, 27-year-old Michael Merten, camed forward to save Jack's life.

The moment the pair met for the first time was filmed at cancer charity DKMS's fundraising gala in London.

Jack and his donor were unable to meet for a set amount of time, due to strict donation rules.

Jack's twin Emily had been diagnosed with the same condition eight years previously.

Their older sister was a match and was able to give her a life-saving donation - but she was not a match for Jack.

The family managed to find Mr Merten through an international database of donors.