A Thai fireman turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony, police said on Tuesday.
Teachers at a special needs school in Bangkok alerted authorities on Monday when an autistic pupil, scared of going to lessons, sat out on the third-floor ledge and refused to come inside, said a police sergeant.
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.
“My fireman rushed back to the fire station and took out his Spider-Man costume … The boy immediately ran into his arms with a smile,” sergeant Virat Boonsadao said.
He said the fireman keeps the costume at work to liven up school fire drills. – AFP