Toddler dangles down a third-storey window grille by the NECK after falling through the metal bars

A toddler has been saved after being trapped by the neck at an anti-theft grille 30 feet above ground in south-west China.  

Shocking footage shows the child holding onto the metal bars and struggling mid-air as one neighbour watched on.

The mother managed to pull up the toddler before the police arrived, according to reports, and the child survived unscathed.

Neighbours position a blanket below to fetch the tot in case of falling

A toddler has his head trapped between metal bars of an anti-theft grille outside his home in China (left). Neighbours position a blanket below to fetch the tot in case of falling (right)

The child, claimed to be two years old, was left unattended at home when the mother went out for grocery shopping, a neighbour told Yibin Jinjiang Online, a local media site.

The incident happened in a residential area of Pingshan county in Yibin city, Sichuan Province on May 30.

The child apparently climbed out of the window and was trapped between the metal bars of an anti-theft grille on the second floor.

Footage shows the toddler dangerously swinging back and forth at about 30 feet high.

A man, assumed to be a neighbour, can be seen watching closely by a window. However, he did not appear to offer any help to the struggling child.

A group of residents held a large blanket and positioned it below the toddler as they prepared to catch the child.

A man, assumed to be a neighbour, watches on as the two-year-old struggles and kicks mid-air

A man, assumed to be a neighbour, watches on as the two-year-old struggles and kicks mid-air

The mother allegedly rushed back home and pulled up her child before the police arrived

The mother allegedly rushed back home and pulled up her child before the police arrived

Pingshan police rushed to the scene three minutes after receiving the report, according to Chengdu Business Daily. 

Luckily, the toddler was lifted and pulled back inside the house by the mother before the policemen arrived, said the report.

It’s believed the child had not sustained any injuries. The mother refused to comment on the incident to local reporters.



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