BatKid to the rescue: Community helps boy with heart condition’s crime-fighting dreams come true

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

By Sarah Wilson

ORLANDO, Fla. — A pint-sized superhero helped save the day on Thursday when the Orlando Magic’s beloved mascot, Stuff, was kidnapped.

Good thing BatKid was in town and on the case.

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The Axel Foundation joined forces with Give Kids The World to make a dream come true for the caped crusader, 6-year-old Masai Wheeler.

Wheeler solved the crime and saved the day at the Amway Center.

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The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community.

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

BatKid The boy, who has a serious heart condition, and his family are staying at the Give Kids The World Village for the week. On Thursday, his superhero dreams came true with a whole lot of help from the Orlando community. (WFTV Staff)

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