Three-year-old rescued after head trapped in 12th-floor window

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 22:44 · Archive

A three-year-old girl in Fujian, China was rescued after her head became trapped between safety bars on a 12th-floor window on Saturday.

A three-year-old girl in Fujian, China was rescued after becoming trapped at a 12th-floor window on Saturday. The child had climbed through protective grilles and ended up dangling with her head stuck between safety bars, her body suspended in mid-air.

Neighbours and a security guard immediately took action, reaching from the floor below and positioning a chair beneath the girl to support her weight and prevent her from falling further. Some bystanders risked their own safety by leaning out of windows while others held onto their legs. A police officer assisted in keeping the chair steady as they waited for emergency services.

Firefighters arrived and cut through the metal bars to free the child's head. She was then carried to safety. The girl's mother had left her alone in the apartment to sleep while she went to buy groceries. The child was taken to hospital as a precaution but was found to be unharmed.

How it is being reported

• Girl, 3, rescued after getting head stuck in 12th-storey windowHero bystanders supported the little girl with a chair as they waited for rescuers to get inside the 12th-floor apartment (Picture: China News) Hero bystanders prevented a little girl from falling through a 12th-floor window in China . The hair-raising rescue happened in Fujian, southern China…Metro · 20 Oct, 22:34
• Moment three-year-old girl dangles from 12th-storey after climbing out window - with quick-thinking neighbours jumping into actionThis is the terrifying moment a three-year-old girl was left dangling from the window of a high-rise building, while her head became trapped between the safety bars, in Fujian, China, on Saturday.Daily Mail · 20 Oct, 21:17

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