Police Officers Dress Up As Superheroes To Surprise Sick Children At Hospital

A team of five SWAT team members from Aurora Police Department made every child’s day at The Children’s Hospital in Colorado. The team dressed up as superheroes: Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Captain American and Iron Man to surprise sick kids at the hospital. The team has been doing this since last three years, simply to make the kids happy. “I have been in law enforcement for 24 years and it was the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had in my life, just to see their the kids reactions,” Police Officer Mike Dieck said.

Dieck said that all the kids gather by the window while the superheroes rappel off the roof surprising them. The kids spend the rest of the day with their favorite superhero and also interview them. Dieck, who was Batman last year got asked ‘how far was Gotham City from the hospital‘. He said, “about an hour and everyone laughed.”

The team said that they do it to bring a smile to their faces and make them forget about their illnesses for a day. “When you are in the hospital fighting for your life at their ages…These kids are the real superheroes,” Dieck said