Real-life Spider-Man scrambles up four storeys to save boy dangling from Paris balcony
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Sunday praised the heroism of a Malian immigrant who scaled the facade of a four-storey building in the north of capital to save a child hanging from a ledge, saying the city will support his effort to settle in France.
The video of real-life Spider-Man Mamoudou Gassama’s quick climbing to reach the child, cheered on by terrified onlookers, went viral on social media. Gassama dragged the boy to safety, as his parents, separated from him by a barrier between two balconies, looked on in relief.
“Congratulations to Mamoudou Gassama for his act of bravery that saved the life of a child,” Hidalgo said on her official Twitter account, adding that she spoke with him by phone to thank him. Hidalgo said Gassama, 22, told her that he arrived from Mali a few months ago and wished to stay in France.
“I replied that his heroic gesture was an example for all citizens and that the City of Paris will obviously be keen to support him in his efforts to settle in France,” Hidalgo said.
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Le Parisien newspaper reported that Gassama was walking by when he saw a gathering in front of the building and leapt into action.
“I did it because it was a child,” the paper quoted him saying. “I climbed … Thank God I saved him.” - Reuters
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