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'spider-man' Rescues Autistic Boy From Third-floor Ledge

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If this is a repost, don't tell me. Kind of cool, I thought but I would have preferred Ultraman...

A fireman in Thailand turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony.

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Teachers at a special needs school in Bangkok alerted authorities on Monday when an autistic pupil, who was frightened on his first day at school, walked out on to 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," Mr Somchai told local television.

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

Mr Somchai 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.

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Jeez he pulled the same stunt last week. Have you ever noticed you never see that fireman and spiderman in the same place at the same time...... Hang on a minute....

What a great story for a change

Why can't we have more of them? :o

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