‘I got you’: Spider-Man helps wheelchair user cross busy US road
A 20-year-old man dressed as Spider-Man helped a wheelchair user cross a busy intersection in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The act of kindness was captured on traffic cameras and went viral on social media.
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The story highlights a positive, human-interest moment that gained significant public attention for its heartwarming nature.
The best part about superheroes? They arrive at the right moment when you actually need them. And the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man just has incredible reaction timing. Let’s just say he operates up to 40 times faster than an average human. And that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday, 21 July, at a busy intersection in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Traffic cameras captured Spider-Man jumping to the aid of a man in a wheelchair struggling to cross the road. No, this isn’t a scene from a film. This happened in broad daylight, and the whole thing played out in seconds.Man dressed as Spider-Man turns into a real-life heroThe superhero, later identified as Christopher Hellenthal, 20, was returning from a superhero-themed event at a trampoline park where he works. He was driving home, still in his Spider-Man costume, when he saw a person in a wheelchair trying to cross the intersection.
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