Heroic neighbours caught a girl falling from the third floor of a building in eastern China.

The video was filmed in the county of Guanyun in Jiangsu Province on September 10.

Several neighbours held a quilt under a building to catch a girl who suddenly fell down.

A witness named Wang Zheng said he and his wife were making dumplings at home. Suddenly, cries for help sounded from outside. Wang immediately ran downstairs and rushed to the scene. Looking up, he saw a child, hands gripping the window sill, tiptoes perched precariously on the edge of the glass, hanging outside the window of the third floor of the building.

Wang quickly positioned himself below the girl, arms outstretched in a ready-to-catch pose. He directed residents on the ground floor to retract the clothes rack they had extended outwards and simultaneously yelled for his wife to bring a quilt.

As soon as the quilt was brought over, Wang, with the help of a few residents, stretched it taut by its corners to form a soft cushion. Shortly after, the girl landed safely on the quilt.

According to reports, the girl was at home with her grandmother on that day. The grandmother, due to a momentary lapse of attention, didn’t notice the child climbing out of the window.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

9月10日下午，江苏灌云县，东王集镇御璟东方小区内发生惊险一幕，一名四岁半的女童不慎从四楼窗户掉落。危急时刻，楼下数名邻居快速行动，齐心协力，在孩子坠楼的一瞬间，撑开被子合力将他稳稳接住！那一刻，周围的人鼓掌欢呼，幼童平安无事。
据目击者王政先生介绍，当天下午，休假在家的他正和爱人包饺子，突然听到窗外传来呼救声，他连忙跑下楼，冲到现场，抬头一看，一个小孩两只手扒着窗户，脚尖点在玻璃边上正趴在二单元四楼窗户外，情况十分危急。他快步跑到孩子的下方，双手作出拥抱的姿势，一边指挥一楼居民收回伸出来的衣架，同时大声呼喊老婆快拿被子。被子拿来后，王政招呼几名居民一起拽住被子的四角，拉伸成一个软垫，刚刚拉好不久，小孩就掉在被子上。
据了解，事发当天，女孩和奶奶在家，奶奶年龄较大，一时疏忽，小孩就爬到窗外，差点酿成悲剧。