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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe 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\u2019s just say he operates up to 40 times faster than an average human. And that\u2019s 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\u2019t a scene from a film. This happened in broad daylight, and the whole thing played out in seconds.<\/p>\n Representative image generated using AI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The 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. His superhero instincts perhaps kicked in, and before he could realise it, he was out there helping the man. \u201cI got you,\u201d Hellenthal told him. The speed surprised onlookers. He grabbed the wheelchair handles, pushed it across, and jogged back to the Jeep before the opposing lanes got their green light. A textbook rescue compressed into maybe 10 seconds.Hellenthal sensed an adrenaline rush when he saw the man in need. He didn\u2019t hesitate or calculate the risk. He sprang into action, just like that. \u201cI had a bunch of adrenaline pumping through me,\u201d Hellenthal told The Associated Press. He had to act quickly in bustling midday traffic. \u201cI was just kind of thinking, \u2018I\u2019m wearing this suit; it\u2019s going to be pretty funny.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Representative image generated using AI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The whole incident came to light after the Jonesboro Police Department shared the video on Facebook. It took the internet by storm, racking up tens of thousands of likes on the platform. Some locals even thought they had missed an opportunity to strike a \u2018Spidey pose\u2019. Officials, too, were taken aback by what they saw. \u201cNot in my seven years in the department have I witnessed this,\u201d Sally Smith, a department spokesperson, said, referring to the video. Officials are yet to identify the individual in the wheelchair.<\/p>\n Christopher Hellenthal, who lives in Lake City, east of Jonesboro, had no idea his actions had been captured on the Jonesboro Police Department\u2019s cameras until his mum woke him from a nap, telling him the video had gone viral. And just like that, the whole city witnessed his timely act of kindness. As expected, Hellenthal is a Spider-Man fan. In fact, he even had the chance to meet the late Stan Lee<\/a>, Spider-Man\u2019s creator, who revolutionised comic books and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties into Marvel superheroes. \u201cI met Stan Lee when I was really young. I always thought that whenever I get older, if I could just put on a suit and make some little kid believe that he saw the real one, then maybe he\u2019d turn out to be a good person,\u201d Hellenthal said. Well, he really did. The dream turned into reality.Hellenthal\u2019s colleagues are also having a proud moment. Packy Magel, a manager at Ultimate Air Trampoline Park, was the first to recognise Hellenthal from the viral video, even though the youngster was in superhero garb. And Magel adds that it is \u201cvery much like him to do something like that and very much like him to be still in costume\u201d.\u201cIt\u2019s just good to see anyone in today\u2019s day and age doing something nice for someone else,\u201d Magel said. \u201cOn the other hand, it was comical to me because he\u2019s one of our employees, you know? And he shot out so quickly, I thought, it\u2019s more like the Flash than Spider-Man!\u201dIn a city like Jonesboro, on an ordinary Tuesday afternoon, a man in a red Jeep and a Spider-Man mask reminded everyone that heroism isn\u2019t about having superpowers. It is simply about being there when someone needs you, and moving fast enough to make a difference before the light changes.<\/div>\n Representative image generated using AI 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. 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![\"Spider-Man](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132599039\/spider-man-helps-a-man-in-wheelchair-cross-a-busy-intersection.jpg\" "\\"Representative")
<\/p>\nJonesboro police cameras captured the real-life superhero moment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
![\"Spider-Man](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132599030\/spider-man-helps-a-wheelchair-bound-man-cross-a-busy-jonesboro-intersection.jpg\" "\\"Representative")
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