The terrifying sight of a baby sitting on the edge of a tin roof shocked residents of an apartment complex in Chennai's Avadi on Sunday, a viral video showed. The three-minute clip shows the dramatic rescue of the child who fell from the fourth floor and landed on an awning two floors below.
In the clip, shot from a resident's balcony, eight-month-old Harin Magi is seen sitting on his hands and knees at the edge of a roof covering on the second floor of a building.
Shocked residents scream for help as three men try to climb out of a first-floor window to grab the child, the video shows. A group of people on the ground floor, just below the window, hold a sheet open to catch her in case she falls. A mattress is placed under the sheet to ensure that the child does not get hurt.
As the nail-biting clip progresses, the child shuffles closer to the edge of the roof covering, her legs almost dangling in the air. The screams grow louder as a man climbs out of the first floor window and stands on the railing to reach the child. Two other men hold him down as he reaches out, grabs the child and passes her to a man in the apartment.
Avadi Police Commissioner Shankar told NDTV that the incident took place at VGN Stafford, a residential community in Avadi, when the baby fell while her mother Ramya was nursing her on the balcony.
“She fell while the mother was breastfeeding her. The video and the rescue are authentic. We have not received any formal complaints. The child is doing well,” he said.