Without a thought for his own safety, Mamoudou Gassama took just seconds to reach the child in a spectacular rescue captured on film and viewed millions of times on social networks. The incident took place at around 8pm (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. 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: New Strait Times May 27, 2018 22:52 UTC