This kid is a bonified hero. 7 year old Kostaki Papakonstantinou saved his classmate from falling 40ft by holding onto his him for 2 full minutes as he dangled above the ground on a Canadian chairlift before ski patrol came to the rescue. Kid got a standing O from his entire school and his mom is straight up beaming with pride. Hats off to young Kostaki.

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