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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.
Teachers at a special needs school in Bangkok alerted authorities 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.
A 9-year-old Bakersfield California boy is hailed as a hero after he saved a girl and her dog from a pit bull attack.
Drew Heredia said he and a friend were walking a small dog on Dec. 30 2008 when a pit bull jumped on the dog. The unidentified 12-year-old girl reportedly tried to save her dog, prompting the pit bull to turn on her.
Heredia said he jumped on the pit bull and applied a choke hold that he learned while taking classes at a Brazilian jujitsu studio in southwest Bakersfield.
"It was kind of a heart-pounding moment," Heredia said. "It was very scary."
He said he held the dog for 20 minutes until an animal control officer arrived.
“At first, I wanted to kick it, but then I thought it’s not a good idea, because it could get my leg,” Heredia said.
The girl was taken to Mercy Southwest Hospital where she was treated for puncture wounds.
The pit bull was quarantined at the animal control office, where it will be euthanized after 10 days. No one has claimed the dog.
The girl's dog was injured, but it's expected to survive. The dog ran away during the attack but returned home Friday afternoon.
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