MUST-SEE: Man Dressed as ‘Elsa’ Helps Free Boston Police Van Stuck in Snow

Monica Sanchez | March 14, 2018
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The cold never bothered him anyway. 

As New England deals with the aftermath of its third Nor’easter in less than two weeks, a video of a do-gooder dressed as the “Frozen” Disney character Elsa is going viral.

The video posted on Facebook by Christopher Haynes shows a man dressed as the ice queen of Arendelle step out into Tuesday’s blizzard to help free a Boston police vehicle stuck in the snow.

People witnessing the event from The Gallows Bar on Washington Street can be heard cheering the real-life Disney hero on as he kicks up his dress and pushes the van out of the slush.

"Let him go!" one person cheered. 

"The hero we didn't deserve!" joked another. 

Once the police vehicle is freed, “Elsa” smiles and curtseys for the crowd.

The video posted Tuesday night has since gone viral with over 3.8 million views on Facebook.

Jason Triplett, a 37-year-old attorney,  told FOX 61 Tuesday night that he dressed as the Disney character because he “thought it would be hilarious to walk around Boston in an Elsa costume during a snow storm.”

"It turns out I was correct, it is really funny to walk around Boston in an Elsa costume during a snow storm,” he said.

When it came down to helping the police out of their snowy predicament, Triplett said he saw they needed a push and “really didn’t think it would be a ‘thing.’”

"I saw the police paddy wagon started to get stuck and so I just ran outside to help push it out of the snow," said “Elsa.” "I really didn't think it would be a 'thing.'"

He and his friends were hanging out at The Gallows Bar when the police van got stuck. He went outside on his own to offer assistance.

"My friends got a real laugh out of it," Triplett told BuzzFeed News.

The city of Boston got 14.8 inches of snow just from Winter Storm Skylar on Tuesday.

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