Good Samaritan in Spider-Man costume helps man in wheelchair cross busy intersection in viral moment

Jul 24, 2026 - 07:00
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Good Samaritan in Spider-Man costume helps man in wheelchair cross busy intersection in viral moment

A good Samaritan wearing a Spider-Man costume was captured on video leaping out of his vehicle to help a man in a wheelchair cross a busy intersection in Arkansas in a moment that has gone viral.

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The heartwarming scene was filmed by traffic cameras on Tuesday after Christopher Hellenthal, 20, said he clocked out of work at a trampoline park in Jonesboro.

"That morning we had a superhero day, and so I brought it for the toddlers, and they had a blast," Hellenthal said about the Spider-Man costume. "And whenever I got off work and clocked out, I was actually just going to head into town and just kind of drive around with the suit. And I noticed that there was this man, and he was in a wheelchair, and he was having a lot of trouble, he wasn’t going to make it."

"But I just got out real fast, and I just helped him along, adrenaline pumping through me. I just told the man, I said, ‘don’t worry I got you,’ and I guess he understood, and I got him to a safe spot, and I made it back to my vehicle and just drove off," he added.

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"I would have done it with or without the suit," Hellenthal also said.

The moment was shared on the Facebook page of the Jonesboro Police Department, which called Hellenthal a "true superhero."

"We were able to spot this little web of kindness on our intersection cameras. Thank you, sir, for helping this gentleman reach his destination safely," police said.

Sally Smith, a police department spokesperson, told The Associated Press that "Not in my 7 years in the department have I witnessed this."

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Hellenthal, who lives in Lake City, east of Jonesboro, said he's always been a Spider-Man fan. He told the AP that he even had the opportunity to meet the late Stan Lee, one of the character’s co-creators.

Packy Magel, a manager at Ultimate Air Trampoline Park who works with Hellenthal, said he recognized Hellenthal from the video despite his superhero getup.

It’s "very much like him to do something like that and very much like him to be still in costume," Magel said to the AP.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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