Saved by a super-hero

The ladies of the Editors Weblog welled up today after reading a BBC article about an autistic boy in Thailand who was saved by a firefighter in a different costume than usually expected.

According to Thai police, the eight-year-old boy climbed out of a third-floor classroom-window after getting upset on his first day at his new school. Teachers were not able to convince him to come back inside so they called the fire department.

A firefighter, Somchai Yoosabai, somehow heard from the mother that he loved cartoon super-heroes, prompting him to dress up as Spider-Man in an effort to coax the boy. As soon as the he saw Somchai in the costume holding a cup of juice, he lit up with happiness and allowed his super-hero to save him.

Read the BBC article here