A 44-year-old man was rescued by firefighters yesterday morning after he was discovered hanging from an air conditioning unit on the sixth floor of an apartment building in North Point.
The man, surnamed Yuan, is believed to have jumped from his 11th floor apartment at around 10:30am, only to be saved five stories down when his trousers got caught on an air conditioning unit, reports Apple Daily.
One witness helpfully told Apple Daily on the phone that "if he were any fatter, he would have probably fallen".
Firefighters first tried to rescue him from a ladder, but failed. They then broke into the 6th floor apartment to reach the man, while lowering a rope from the unit above.
During the rescue operation, Yuan was heard shouting, “I can’t hold on anymore! I can’t hold on anymore!”
The firefighters, in return, would yell, “DO NOT MOVE! DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT MOVING!”
Though at one point it seemed like both rescuer and rescuee would fall, the brave firefighters eventually got the man to safety after a 30-minute ordeal.
Amazingly, Yuan emerged from the incident with only a scratch on his head. He was immediately sent to hospital, where he will hopefully get the help he needs.
Source: Coconuts Hong Kong
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