Man in Spiderman suit saves boy on Bangkok building ledge

[CougarKing]

This reminds me of that guy in a Batman suit who posed on top of a British government building last year in some sort of protest, or some time before, IIRC.  ;D

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090324/oddities/thailand_children_offbeat

'Spider-Man' rescues autistic Thai boy 
BANGKOK (AFP) - 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 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, 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.


"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...

 

 

[benny88]

Ha! unconventional, nice approach though. And glad to see everything worked out.

 

[JBoyd]

A great way to save a child, an autistic one at that. Glad they had someone on staff that thought outside the box

 

[ENGINEERS WIFE]

Now that is thinking outside the box.  Well done

 

[[RICE]]

That is some good work, however I wonder why that firefighter had a spiderman suit hanging around the station (pardon the pun  ;D)

 

[PMedMoe]

That is some good work, however I wonder why that firefighter had a spiderman suit hanging around the station (pardon the pun  ;D)

He said the fireman keeps the costume at work to liven up school fire drills...

 

[[RICE]]

Guess I read that a little too fast