Lucky youngster: Dramatic moment girl, 5, gets rescued after hanging loose from 24th floor window bars (PHOTOS)

A little girl whose head got trapped in window railings 70 metres high in a tower block has been rescued by firefighters

The five-year-old had climbed out of the living room window apparently because she wanted to take a ‘look around’.

Footage shown by China’s state broadcaster shows she had apparently managed to squeeze her body through the security bars on the outside of the window, but her head did not fit through.

The little girl teetered on the edge of the railings, 70metres high, her head stuck between the barsThe little girl teetered on the edge of the railings, 70 metres high, her head stuck between the bars

In fact, her head being stuck may have prevented her from falling the 24 floors to the ground.

According to local media reports, the alarm was raised on Saturday by a neighbour who heard the little girl crying.

She had apparently been locked in on her own at her home, in Daye, Hubei province, central China.

Firefighters and police broke into the flat, while a local resident, suspended by a rope tied around his waist, climbed out of an adjacent window to help the child.

The little girl was heard crying by a neighbour who alerted the emergency servicesThe little girl was heard crying by a neighbour who alerted the emergency services

The little girl apparently climbed out of the living room window to take a 'look around'The little girl apparently climbed out of the living room window to take a ‘look around’

A resident climbed out of an adjacent side window, broken open with bolt cutters, to support the little girl while she waited to be rescuedA resident climbed out of an adjacent side window, broken open with bolt cutters, to support the little girl while she waited to be rescued
Firefighters had to force their way into the apartment, which was locked on the inside, the little girl left at home aloneFirefighters had to force their way into the apartment, which was locked on the inside, the little girl left at home alone

He put his arm around the child as she teetered on the edge of the railings, and wrapped a blanket behind her, to take some weight off her feet.

Her shoes were barely on anymore after standing for some time on the narrow rail, her head stuck and bent forward through the bars.

Emergency services eventually got access to the terrified little girl from a window close to where she was stuck. They used bolt cutters to free her before carefully pulling her back to safety.

The rescue team eventually got access to the little girl from inside her apartment and got to work to free her from her positionThe rescue team eventually got access to the little girl from inside her apartment and got to work to free her from her position

 

Relief: She was pulled to safety by a team of emergency services crewRelief: She was pulled to safety by a team of emergency services crew

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