Earvin Gooding is a survivor appearing in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. He was found in Palisades Mall hanging on the fence on the second floor with another survivor Marc Cooper during an unmarked mission at 1:00 AM, Day 2.
Earvin can be found hanging on the fence on the second floor of Palisades Mall near KokoNutz Sports Town (Dead Rising 2). He was trying to escape from zombies jumping from second floor but instead he caught himself trapped, unable to climb back because of zombies waiting him there or jump down because it's too high. When Frank finds him, Earvin will mention another survivor, Marc Cooper, trapped in the same way on the opposite side. He will also tell that he can't climb up and he needs a stuffed toy placed under him to land on it safely.
Unlike other survivors you don't need to talk with him to convince him to follow you, he will join Frank immeadetely after safe landing.
You can use any stuffed toy to save Earvin : Rabbit, Donkey, Elephant, Bull or Bear. The toy becomes unobtainable after Earvin's landing.
The nearest place where you can find a toy is Chocolate Confession on the 1st floor with Giant Stuffed Rabbits and Robot Bear inside it.
If you fail to find any toy in time Earvin will fall down to his death and the nearest zombies will devour his body, adding some brutality to his dramatic fate.
This mission might be a refference to Hanging by a Thread mission from Dead Rising when Frank finds two survivors Nick Evans and Sally Mills hanging on a giant flattable rabbit trying to escape from zombies.