A Guy Dressed As Spider-Man Saves A Kid In Thailand

 

This is a great little news story that made me happy when I read it.  I wish we saw more stuff like this in the news.  Thanks go to my good friend Billie Galvan for pointing this out to me.

 

A firefighter in Thailand recently saved a frightened autistic 8 year old from a third floor balcony by dressing up as everyone's favorite web-slinger, your friendly neighborhood Spider-man.

 

Teachers at a special needs school in Bangkok alerted authorities on Monday when an autistic pupil, scared of attending his first day at school, sat out on the third-floor ledge and refused to come inside, a police sergeant told AFP.

 

Despite teachers' efforts to beckon the boy inside, he refused to budge until his mother mentioned her son's love of superheroes, prompting fireman Sonchai Yoosabai to take a novel approach to the problem.

 

The rescuer dashed back to his fire station and made a quick change into a Spider-Man costume before returning to the boy, he said.

 

"I told him Spider-Man is here to rescue you, no monsters are going to attack you and I told him to walk slowly towards me as running could be dangerous," Somchai told local television.

 

The young boy immediately stood up and walked into his rescuer's arms, police said.

 

This is so awesome.  I would like to send out a heartfelt thanks to Mr. Sonchai Yoosabai.  He's a true hero and he should be commended for his quick thinking to save this kid.  And if you're curious as to why he has a Spider-man costume just hanging out at the fire station, here's your answer.

 

Sonchai said he keeps the Spider-Man costume and an outfit of Japanese television character Ultraman at the station in order to liven up school fire drills.

 

So double props go to this guy.  Not only is he a hero for saving the kid, but he's also really cool at his job and goes out of his way to make it fun for kids to learn about fire safety.  My hat goes off to you sir.  You have done honor to the name of Spider-man.  I just hope other fire stations out there are listening.  This is an incredibly ingenious way to save little kids who are in danger.  Who else are little kids going to turn to in a disaster but a guy dressed up as Superman or Spider-man or Batman? 

 

The world needs more news stories like this.  I feel all happy inside now.