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| Lucky... man's foot caught in metal grille after falling 2 floors, saving his life. |
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| Harrowing ... the man hangs precariously from the window grilles |
Incredible escape as man catches leg on window grilles after apartment fall: An elderly man in Beijing is rescued by police after dangling from the eighth floor window grill of his apartment building. A Chinese man has had an incredible escape after slipping from his 10th floor apartment while cleaning his windows. The man was saved from a complete freefall to the Beijing street below when his leg caught on the window grilles of a unit on the eighth floor. Neighbours found him dangling outside their flat on Tuesday and called police.
When rescuers arrived, they secured the man's leg with a rope in case it came free, before pulling him to safety. The man had to be persuaded to let go of the railing before the rescue worker who climbed out to him was able to haul him to safety, London's Daily Telegraph reported. Local media reported the man was treated at a nearby hospital.
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| Safe ... the man is carried to safety. |
He was remarkably unscathed except for a few scrapes, reports said. Original Chinese video of the event below.
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