This video seen over a million times shows a three-year-old boy plunging down a manhole after jumping on the broken cover before his dad saves the day and plucks him from the water.
The CCTV video from the city of Zunyi in China’s south-western Guizhou Province shows the tot, who is around three years old, being rescued by his dad.
Video Credit: AsiaWire
In the clip, the family of three are walking on a pavement along Aomen Road, which is in Zunyi’s Huichuan District, on 1st August.
The boy’s mum and dad go around the manhole, which has a cracked metal cover, but the boy stops next to the sewer entrance before deciding to jump right on it.
The boy breaks the cover and immediately falls into the manhole, leaving his parents panicking as they peer down into the ground looking for him.
His father tries to climb in but is apparently unable to fit his body in the manhole. He then turns around and lies flat on the ground before reaching his arm into the sewers.
A second later, the tot re-emerges in his dad’s arm and his relieved mum collapses and starts crying.
The boy was soaking wet but did not suffer any injuries, reports said.
A nearby clothing shop owner, who watched the incident unfold outside her business, later offered the boy a change of clothes.
Local authorities were still looking into the case, but reports said the local government had already sent workers to install a new manhole cover.
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Story By: John Feng, Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report
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