Video of the 22-year-old Malian migrant’s spectacular rescue in Paris was shared widely social media.

Agencies

Paris, May 28:

A Malian migrant has been hailed a hero after he scaled the front of a building in Paris to save a child hanging from a fourth-floor balcony, the media reported on Monday.

Video of the 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama’s spectacular rescue went viral on social media on Sunday, reports the BBC.

In less than a minute, he pulls himself from balcony to balcony and grabs the four-year-old as a neighbour tries to hold the child from an adjoining flat.

The incident took place on Saturday evening on a street in the north of the city.