A Rhode Island man is being referred to as a hero, an angel, and even Spider-Man after he leaped into action to save a 2-year-old child he saw walking on a roof.
The toddler climbed out of a window that her mother left open because it was hot in their apartment, according to police. The man wished to remain anonymous.
“I just kept thinking, ‘Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. The baby’s going to fall,'” onlooker Michelle Higgins told WJAR.
“The baby was really coming to the edge and going back, and you could see that the window was open,” she added. “And the gentleman in the street was trying to tell the baby, ‘Go back, go back, go back.’ I don’t know how he got up the side of the building. My son keeps saying he has to be Spider-Man.”
A man in Rhode Island sprang into action, jumping onto a roof to rescue a toddler that wandered out of an open apartment window. pic.twitter.com/vsUateBxaL
— ABC News (@ABC) February 13, 2024
“Crazy, what if he hadn’t been there? You know, we don’t think about stuff happening like this, but it happens all the time,” one neighbor said.
For others, the good Samaritan was nothing short of an angel watching out for the child’s wellbeing.
Here’s a quick sampling of reactions to the story, as seen on X:
oh man thank god they got up there to get the baby
— Evan Dyer (@EvanLeeDyer) February 13, 2024
Love to see it! I would if I was there too, good for him!
— theBESTway (@aBESTway) February 13, 2024
Is a real hero, need to be recognized and awarded
— Giovanni (@gorozco1011) February 13, 2024
I do believe in angels.
— Rest in Faith (@KevinDean1960) February 13, 2024
A real life Spider-Man
— demondedward (@demondedward1) February 13, 2024
That man was at the right place and time to save the baby from harm.
— Barbara Sayles (@BarbaraSayles10) February 13, 2024
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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