A Malian immigrant has been dubbed Spiderman for climbing four storeys to save a child dangling from a balcony in Paris.
Mamoudou Gassama, 22, was hailed a hero for single-handedly taking the four-year-old to safety after climbing the facade of an apartment block.
The dramatic rescue, which saw Gassama clamber from balcony to balcony and reaching the child in less than 30 seconds, was captured on video and widely shared on social media. He has since been compared to the Marvel superhero Spiderman.🙂🙂
Gassama, who said he arrived in France a few months ago 'dreaming of building his life' in the country, was pictured meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace this morning.
Macron said the migrant will be made a French citizen and will also be offered a place in the fire brigade.
Asked why he took such a risk to save the boy, Gassama (above) told Le Parisien: 'I did it because it's a child'
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