Calgary's emergency responders surprise kids at Alberta Children's Hospital
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Ropes dangled from the roof of the Alberta Children's Hospital all the way down to the ground, and at exactly 10 a.m., firefighters, police and other rescue professionals started rappelling. On their way, they knocked on the windows and waved at the kids inside.
On their way, they knocked on the windows and waved to the kids inside.
Constable Kevin Mathiesen with the Calgary Police Service tactical unit was one of the organizers of the event. He says it took more than a year to put together because of the pandemic.
"I've been calling it 'Rappelling with the Heroes,'" he said.
"We're not the heroes. It's the little guys inside that are the heroes, right, we just get to rappel and wave at them and smile at them and hopefully, you know, have a good time with them for a little bit and brighten up their day."
