A horrifying video of a woman hanging upside down from a clothing rack on the 18th floor has gone viral on social media. The clip was posted by the South China Morning Post and showed an elderly woman hanging from the rack while firefighters tried to save her. The incident happened in eastern China’s Jiangsu province.
The 82-year-old woman was trying to hang a quilt to dry on her balcony on the 19th floor. However, before she realised, she landed on the clothing rack on the floor downstairs and was left hanging upside-down. Firefighters were quick in their response and saved the lady by tying her body with a rope and pulling her inside. Luckily, she escaped without any injuries.
“An 82-year-old woman was seen dangling upside down from a clothes rack after falling from the 19th floor of a building in eastern China’s Jiangsu province,” read the caption of the post.
Watch the viral video here:
An 82-year-old woman was seen dangling upside down from a clothes rack after falling from the 19th floor of a building in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. pic.twitter.com/Y4yvFRNBo8
The video got more than 9,000 views after being uploaded on November 23. Netizens took to the comments box to appreciate the job done by the firefighters.
“Hats off to the saviours,” a user said.
Another user commented, “Wonderful job by the firefighters.”
Hats off to the saviours
Great job done by firefighters.
Wonderful job by the Firefighters
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