Man Scales Building In Paris To Rescue Child

[allezfred]

This is such an amazing story!

Malian who scaled building to rescue child will get French citizenship

Until last weekend, Mamoudou Gassama was just one of the thousands of illegal migrants in northeast Paris. On Monday, the 22-year-old Malian was at the Élysée Palace to meet President Emmanuel Macron, who gave him a medal and promised him French nationality.

This was after a video of Gassama scaling the façade of a Paris apartment building with his bare hands to save a four-year old child had gone viral and been watched by millions of people around the world.

 

[attyfan]

Amazing is right!

 

[AxelAnnie]

Truly amazing! And great for France to grant him citizenship!

 

[KCC]

Wishing I could give this two thumbs up instead of just one.

 

[genevieve]

That video is just incredible.

 

[skatesindreams]

He deserves all the accolades, praise and assistance he is receiving!

 

[skateboy]

He deserves all the accolades, praise and assistance he is receiving!

Yes, he sure does!

 

[twinsissv]

TrumPutin would have arrested him for being in the country illegally, deported him immediately and accused him of having ulterior motives for climbing up the building while passing private residences depriving those inside of the right to freedom from intrusion and unwanted public attention. I can remember when I was proud to be an American.

 

[skatefan]

An incredible thing to do! I could hardly believe what I was seeing - an unthinking act of courage, I hope he gets the job he wants as a firefighter

 

[LilJen]

Wow, incredible. (Dude should go for American Ninja Warriors!)

 

[skatesindreams]

An incredible thing to do! I could hardly believe what I was seeing - an unthinking act of courage, I hope he gets the job he wants as a firefighter

I believe that he already has.

 

[gkelly]

Wow, incredible. (Dude should go for American Ninja Warriors!)

Is there a French equivalent?

 

[allezfred]

Is there a French equivalent?

Oui.

 

[Peaches LaTour]

If this rescue had been in a movie, no one would have believed it.

I hope he has a beautiful life.

 

[Coco]

That takes my breath away! Unreal! A real life super hero.