• A boy, three, had his body hanging as his neck got trapped by a grille in China
  • Two passers-by climbed on a narrow ledge and rushed to lift and hold the boy up
  • The toddler’s grandparents came back home and took the boy back indoors 

By Tiffany Lo For Mailonline

Published: 12:04 BST, 25 October 2017 | Updated: 15:32 BST, 25 October 2017

This is the incredible moment neighbours rush to save a young boy who got his neck trapped by a window grille in southern China.

The three-year-old was reportedly playing on the balcony and stepped on the metal window grille before slipping into one of the gaps and then his body was dangling.

Two onlookers got up to the ledge and lifted the boy for about 20 minutes before his grandparents rushed back home and saved him.

A three-year-old boy had his neck trapped by a window grille at his home in southern China

Footage shows the boy was holding on the metal bar while his body was hanging

Footage shows the boy was holding on the metal bar while his body was hanging

A three-year-old boy had his neck trapped by a window grille at his home in southern China (left). Footage shows the boy was holding on the metal bar while his body was hanging (right)

According to Chenzhou News, the incident took place at a residential building in Zixing, Hunan Province on October 21.

Guo Zeyong, one of the rescuers, told the reporter: ‘I wanted to bring a long ladder and get up to save the boy as soon as I can, but there is already another guy approaching the boy from the right. So I went up and helped out.’

Li Weizhong, was the first rescuer that climbed up the narrow ledge and lifted the boy up onto the window grille.

Li Weizhong, climbed up from the side and carefully walked on the ledge towards the boy

Li Weizhong, climbed up from the side and carefully walked on the ledge towards the boy

Li Weizhong, climbed up from the side and carefully walked on the ledge towards the boy

Li reached the boy and lifted him up, allowing him to breathe

Li reached the boy and lifted him up, allowing him to breathe

Another rescuer, Guo Zeyong came to help and held the boy for about 20 minutes before the boy was taken in the house

Another rescuer, Guo Zeyong came to help and held the boy for about 20 minutes before the boy was taken in the house

Li reached the boy and lifted him up, allowing him to breathe (left). Another rescuer, Guo Zeyong came to help and held the boy for about 20 minutes before the boy was taken in (right)

The video posted on Youku shows Li and Guo joining forces to lift the toddler to make sure the boy was able to breathe. 

It’s reported that the boy was playing with his five-year-old brother at home, while his grandparents went out. 

The adults rushed back home 20 minutes later, and pulled the boy up.

The toddler was in shock but was not injured.

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