美國警察化身蜘蛛俠 出席5歲男孩葬禮

Police Officer Damon Cole was already a superhero to Joshua Garcia's family, so they asked him to dress as Spider-Man for the boy's funeral.

對於喬舒亞·加西亞一家來說，警察達蒙·科爾已經是一個超級英雄了，因此，他們邀請科爾裝扮成蜘蛛俠的樣子出現在喬舒亞的葬禮上。

Cole was the first officer on the scene after the 5-year-old boy was reported missing earlier this month in Fort Worth, Texas. The officer went into a murky, back yard swimming pool to search for him, according to a Fort Worth police department spokesman. Before Cole was at the scene, Joshua's mother was already searching for the small boy, but the water was almost black and there was trash and debris in the pool.

本月初，在美國德克薩斯的沃斯堡市，在接到這個5歲的小男孩失蹤的消息後，科爾是第一個到達現場的警官。據沃斯堡警察局的一位發言人表示，科爾警官跳進了一個渾濁的後院游泳池去尋找喬舒亞。而在科爾到達現場前，喬舒亞的媽媽已經在池塘裏找過了，但池水幾乎全是黑的，裏面還充滿了垃圾和雜物等。

Cole managed to find Joshua and pulled him out of the water, but rescuers were not able to revive him. Joshua was wearing a Spider-Man shirt and shoes when he died."There's not a minute that has gone by that I haven't thought about Joshua and his family," Cole told a Dallas television station.

隨後，科爾在池塘裏找到了喬舒亞並把他拉了上來，不過最終救援人員還是沒能救回喬舒亞的生命。在喬舒亞去世的時候，他還穿着蜘蛛俠的襯衫和鞋子。科爾在接受達拉斯電視臺採訪時表示：“自那以後，我無時無刻不在想着喬舒亞和他的家人。”

Joshua's family presented him with a signed, wooden plaque calling him a "police hero."

後來，喬舒亞的家人贈送給科爾一個木製的胸牌，上面刻着“警察英雄”的字樣。

"I don't view myself as a hero. I just wished I had super powers to save that boy," the officer said.

這位警察說：“我不認爲自己是一個英雄。但我真希望自己能擁有英雄的超能力，救活這個孩子。”

Cole wrote about the incident on his Facebook page, saying it was "the most heartbreaking call of my 16-year police career."

科爾在他Facebook的主頁上這樣寫道：“這真的是我16年警察生涯中，擁有的最令人心碎的稱呼了。”

Joshua's brothers asked to meet with Cole a few days after the incident. During the meeting, they learned that Cole was part of a group of Dallas-area police officers who dress up as superheroes to cheer up and inspire kids. Cole regularly drives his custom Superman Dodge Charger to visit kids with cancer dressed up as Batman, Iron Man and Spider-Man.

事件發生幾天後，喬舒亞的兄弟們希望能和科爾見面。在會面後他們瞭解到，達拉斯地區的警員們曾經打扮成超級英雄的樣子去慰問和鼓勵當地的兒童們，科爾也是其中一員。科爾會定期的裝扮成蝙蝠俠、鋼鐵俠和蜘蛛俠，駕上他定製的超級英雄道奇戰馬，去慰問兒童癌症患者。

Joshua's favorite superhero was Spider-Man, and the family asked Cole to wear his costume for the boy's funeral. Cole said it was an honor and a pleasure to do so.

喬舒亞最喜歡的超級英雄是蜘蛛俠，他的家人希望科爾能在孩子的葬禮上穿上蜘蛛俠的服裝。科爾表示，這是一種榮譽，他非常樂意這樣做。

Cole stood by Joshua's casket for the entire service and watched as loved ones released red and blue balloons in mark the boy's life.

整個葬禮中，科爾都默默站在喬舒亞的靈柩旁，看着愛他的人們放飛紅氣球和藍氣球，以紀念他短暫的人生。