[VIDEO] Baby Caught By Man After Falling From 2nd Floor Window In Midst Of A Thunderstorm
Street vendor in China saves infant who crawled out on to ledge in thunderstorm and then plunged two storeys.
By Sadho Ram — 24 May 2014, 11:47 AM — Updated almost 12 years ago
This is the astonishing moment a one-year-old baby tumbled from a second floor window – and was expertly caught by a passerby. CCTV footage shows two men in the midst of a thunderstorm with their arms outstretched as the child clambers onto a window ledge.
Heart-in-mouth moment: Two men look up in horror as a baby teeters on a second-storey window ledge seconds before falling off
Image via dailymail.co.ukAs the men position themselves, residents place cardboard and a sofa on the ground.
Fortunately the naked infant did not touch the ground – and landed straight in the arms of one of the men
Terrifying: The men brace themselves to catch the baby as it drops into view in the CCTV footage
Image via dailymail.co.ukA woman presumed to be his mother, distraught, then rushes up to gather her mercifully uninjured child
The incident occurred in Zhongshan City of Guangdong Province, Euronews reports.
The baby is cradled by a woman, believed to its mother, after the incident
Image via dailymail.co.ukOne of the men, identified only as Mr Li, told China’s CCTV:
"I didn't think too much at the time. I was just afraid of failing to catch him. Some people put down cardboard to avoid serious injuries to the baby if I fail to catch him," said Li. "It was nothing but human instinct to do so," he added.
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