The incident took place at around 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday in northern Paris. On reaching the fourth floor Gassama puts one leg over the balcony before reaching out with his right arm and grabbing the child. "Luckily, there was someone who was physically fit and who had the courage to go and get the child," a fire service spokesman told AFP. Tracked down by reporters 24 hours after the heroic rescue, Gassama said he had acted without thinking. I climbed up like that and, thank God, I saved the child," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post May 27, 2018 22:52 UTC