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PARIS — Jaw-dropping footage captured in Paris over the weekend shows the moment
a man scales four stories of an apartment block to save a dangling child.
Mamadou Gassama, a Malian migrant, sprang into action after the 4-year-old was spotted on the balcony on Saturday evening. Emergency services were on their way at the time of the video recording.
The BBC reports the boy's father was questioned by cops for leaving his kid unattended.
Speak to Le Parisien, Gassama said he did it because it was a child, and that he'd do it again. Many praised the young man's heroics, including Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo who thanked him by phone.
Nearly 5,000 people have signed a Change.org petition set up to help Gassama get residency status and public recognition for his actions.
According to Le Parisien, Gassama is set to meet Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning.
a man scales four stories of an apartment block to save a dangling child.
Mamadou Gassama, a Malian migrant, sprang into action after the 4-year-old was spotted on the balcony on Saturday evening. Emergency services were on their way at the time of the video recording.
The BBC reports the boy's father was questioned by cops for leaving his kid unattended.
Speak to Le Parisien, Gassama said he did it because it was a child, and that he'd do it again. Many praised the young man's heroics, including Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo who thanked him by phone.
Nearly 5,000 people have signed a Change.org petition set up to help Gassama get residency status and public recognition for his actions.
According to Le Parisien, Gassama is set to meet Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning.