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Mamoudou Gassama: Who risked his life to save a 4-year-old child
22-year-old Mamoudou, from the African nation of Mali, was living in Paris, hoping to become a French citizen.
On May 26th, after watching a football (soccer) game on a restaurant TV, he was walking home when he heard people screaming.
Looking up at an apartment tower, he saw a small boy dangling from a 5th floor balcony:
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Immediately, and with no regard for his own life, Mamoudou climbed that building to rescue the child, as you will see in a brief video. It took about 30-seconds.
Two-days later, now a global hero, Mamoudou met with French President Emmanuel Macron.
“I did not really think, I started climbing directly,” he told the French President. “As I was climbing up, I felt more and more confident.”
It was an incredible rescue and within 48-hours the French government proudly made Mamoudou a citizen.
To ensure his financial well-being Mamoudou was also offered a job with the Paris fire brigade, all of this a poor immigrant’s dream come true.
Editor's Note:
Our source is ABC News. To learn more and watch his incredible climb, click here.
Thank you to my son Kyle for calling this story to our attention.
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