Caught On Camera: Kazakhstan Man Risks His Life To Save Toddler Hanging From Eighth Floor Window
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Mr Sabit has been awarded a badge "For Courage In Emergency Situations," by the first Vice-Minister of Emergency Situations.
A man in Kazakhstan is being hailed as a hero as he risked his life to save a three-year-old girl from falling from a height of 100-feet. Day 588: Let's have more nice things......Like incredibly brave & quick-thinking hero, Sabit Shontakbaev jumping into action when he spotted a girl hanging from an 8th story window, 80ft up.#MoreNiceThingspic.twitter.com/4SHfRCgnaq
According to the Independent, the incident took place in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan on Wednesday. While her mother had gone shopping, the three-year-old girl had used cushions and toys to climb out of the window, following which she was left hanging from her fingertips. Shontakbaev Sabit was reportedly on his way to work when he saw a crowd gathered beneath watching in horror as the toddler clung to the window ledge.
Watch the nail-biting rescue footage below:
