French hero who saved child from balcony is illegal Malian

paris - A Malian migrant (22) was declared a hero in Paris after he had climbed a building to save a child. Mamoudou Gassama, who according to the paper Le Parisien is in France, is received Monday by President Emmanuel Macron, said a government official.

The video of the rescue campaign was rather viral on social media. The 22-year-old man clambered from balcony to balcony to save a boy who was dangling from a balcony. Le Parisien reports that Gassama walked past when he saw a group of spectators standing by the building. Then he came into action.

Mayor Anne Hidalgo congratulated the man on his 'courageous deed'. She also told Gassama to call him personally. He only told a few months in France and wanted to stay in the country. 'Of course, the city of Paris would like to help him in his efforts to settle in France,' the mayor said.