The young girl was dangling from a ledge above a busy London high street as onlookers watched in fear as a police officer and member of the public carried out a rescue operation
The terrifying moment a toddler dangles from a ledge in London has been caught on camera, as horrified onlookers were forced to watch on below.
The footage shows a young girl cling to a window ledge above a busy high street shop before losing grip.
The youngster is dangling above a pawnbrokers shop on Ilford High Road in East London, as a crowd gather to watch the tense moments.
People helplessly watch from the streets as the girl holds on as tight as she can.
At one point a worried woman emerges from a lower window, shouting up to the child as a police officer and man are carrying out the rescue effort.
A topless man, in grey tracksuit bottoms positions himself directly underneath the girl, who is stood alongside an officer who has rushed to the scene.
Both men are stood on the roof in the moment when the young girl’s grip finally gives way.
Gasps are heard from the crowd at this heart dropping moment as the child plunges from the ledge.
However, the member of the public manages to catch the girl as they are both stabilised by the police officer.
The crowd then echoes a sense of relief, with cheers and words of support. The girl was then passed back through the lower window from which the woman had emerged.
Both the man and the police officer then embrace as the crowd applauds them.
The Met Police said officers were called to the scene shortly after 3.20pm on Tuesday following reports of concerns for a child’s safety.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to Ilford High Road at 15:23hrs on Tuesday, June 9, following concerns for the safety of a child climbing onto a window ledge.
“The girl was bought to safety by 15:32hrs by an attending officer and member of the public.
“They did not receive any injuries.”
She was brought to safety in just nine minutes.