Startling moment abseiler delivers flying 'Kung-Fu kick' through sixth-floor window to stop man threatening to jump with a child in his arms
By Eddie Wrenn
PUBLISHED: 05:12 EST, 18 October 2012 | UPDATED: 06:28 EST, 18 October 2012
It is a horrible situation in which one man, unable to cope with life, threatens to jump from a sixth-floor window - with a child in his arms.
But there is something typically Chinese in the way the man is prevented from leaping - when an abseiling fireman ensures the pair's safety by dropping from the window above and delivering a Kung-Fu-style flying kick.
His actions send the man and child tumbling back into the room, potentially saving two lives with his daring act.
The incident happened in Seongdong-gu district, in Xining City, on October 16.
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Grief: The man sat on the ledge of a sixth-storey window in Xining City, threatening to jump to his death with a child in his arms
The man was six storeys up, and threatening to jump as emergency teams tried desperately to prevent a tragedy
Ready to leap: The hero fireman abseils from the window above, and then makes a split-second leap towards the man
The video shows the man leaping downwards, in a bit to stop a tragedy occurring
Contact: In the video, the abseiler can be seen taking the man by surprise as he swoops in through the window
And he's in: The abseiler's quick moves send the man and child tumbling back into the room
Safe from harm: The abseiler's quick moves send the man and child tumbling back into the room
Fire crews from Xining City Police Fire Brigade 119 were called to the scene in the mid-afternoon, responding to calls that a man was threatening to leap following family disputes.
They found the man sitting on his bedroom window ledge in an emotional state, and quickly arranged a cordon, placing an inflatable cushion at ground level.
Two firemen - one an abseiler - then went to the other side of the building, and practiced what would prove to be a life-saving moving.
An hour after the incident started, at 3.54pm, the two-man team was ready, and went to the room directly above the man's bedroom.
And then, in a smooth motion, the fireman jumped from the seventh-floor room, perfectly judging the distance so that he flew into the room with a flying kick that sent the man and his child tumbling back into the bedroom.
Prevention: The fire crew also arranged a safety cushion under the window
Safe: Firemen cradle the two-year-old after ensuring the child's safety
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