A man who rescued a bird that was trapped in a shopping centre roof in Dubai has been hailed as a community hero.
The member of the public used a ladder to climb up the front of the Manal Centre in the Naif area of Deira to free the creature.
He had earlier tried using a pole, before fetching a ladder and returning 15 minutes later, as onlookers gathered around to watch. It appeared to have been tangled in wiring on the mall's front signage.
Footage of the man's kind gesture was captured on video on Sunday by a local travel blogger called World with Maria.
She wrote that the bird got stuck in some wires.
"Some kind men decided to help it and not just ignore it like everyone else. Only in Dubai!" she said.
The shopping centre is just a few streets from where two men caught a cat that fell from a balcony using a blanket. Footage of the rescue was shared by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.
The two men, along with two others who helped, including the man who shot footage of the incident, were each given Dh50,000 by the Ruler's office in recognition of their good deeds and example to the community.
Naif, a district of bustling shops, markets and low-cost restaurants, is one of the city's most densely populated areas, located on the Deira side of Dubai Creek.
'Cat heroes' gifted Dh50,000 by Dubai Ruler - in pictures
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President Sheikh Mohamed with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at Al Marmoom Majlis in Dubai. Pictured in the middle is a special guest. Photo: Wam -
The cat's mother was famously caught in a sheet after a fall from a residential building in Bur Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid placed the cat in the Marmoom desert reserve - and gave its rescuers handsome rewards. Photo: Wam -
This is the moment when the cat, who had jumped over an apartment balcony guard, struggled to cling on. Courtesy: Rashid Mohammed -
RTA bus driver Naseer Muhammed rushed out of his home to hold out a bedsheet to help save the cat, which fell from the second storey balcony. Here, he poses in front of the building from which the cat fell. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Naseer Muhammed (L), from Kerala in India and Pakistani salesman Atif Mehmood helped to rescue the cat. Antonie Robertson / The National -
The video of the rescue has gone viral after Rashid Mohammed (R), 25, an Indian owner of a nearby grocery store, filmed the event. He is pictured here with rescuer Naseer Muhammed. Antonie Robertson / The National -
The cat fell from the balcony but was safely caught by Naseer Muhammed with a blanket. Courtesy: Rashid Mohammed -
The cat was unharmed in the incident. Courtesy: Rashid Mohammed
