'Home alone' child rescued dangling from balcony after neck trapped in railing
Good samaritans rescued a small child dangling from a balcony in a shocking incident caught on camera.
The nail-biting moment took place in Majiang County, Guizhou Province, China where the infant had been left home alone.
The Mirror reported the child managed to get out on to the balcony and fall through the gap between the safety bars.
A witness filmed from across the road as a Good Samaritan bravely climbed the building while the child dangled above the street.
Onlookers held a quilt open underneath in case the child, believed to be a boy.
After 10 minutes of trying to free the trapped child, a group of men can be seen pushing the infant back on to the balcony to relieve the pressure off his neck.
It is believed the mother left the infant sleeping at home while she went out to meet her mother.
The condition of the child is unknown.
Just last week another toddler was captured climbing out of a window and playing on the ledge of a third-storey apartment in Brazil.
The video was taken by a neighbour on Sunday and posted on Youtube, leading to social services being called to the house, the Mirror reported.
The family was reportedly given a warning not to expose the child to any more danger.
“We went to see the family and spoke with the child’s grandfather who is the owner of the flat,” Social services chief Leonardo Urcini said.
“He said that at the moment the incident happened he wasn’t at home and the child was being cared for by a domestic worker.
