Jonesboro Spider-Man helps man in wheelchair

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. Let’s just say he operates up to 40 times faster than an average human. And that’s 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’t a scene from a film. This happened in broad daylight, and the whole thing played out in seconds.Man dressed as Spider-Man turns into a real-life heroRepresentative image generated using AIThe 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. “I got you,” Hellenthal told him. The speed surprised onlookers. He grabbed the wheelchair handles, pushed it across, and j...