Spiderman Rescues 11-Year-Old

An 11-year-old boy with autism was rescued from a third floor balcony of a Bangkok university by Spiderman. The frightened had boy crawled onto a third floor balcony at Srinakharinwirot University and after trying unsuccessfully to talk him down, teachers called the fire department. The boy’s mother thought that her son might listen to a superhero, so fireman Somchai Yoosabai donned the costume.

Incidentally, the fire crew had a Spiderman costume on hand, as the character is usually used to entertain children during fire drills. [Ananova]