Delivery hero rewarded for saving toddler falling from 12th floor

Hanoi authorities have praised and rewarded a man who saved a baby girl after she fell from the 12th floor of an apartment building in the city.

Hanoi authorities have praised and rewarded a man who saved a baby girl after she fell from the 12th floor of an apartment building in the city on February 28.

  

Nguyen Ngoc Manh

Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue sent a letter to 31-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Manh to compliment his braveness and quick action that saved a baby girl who fell from the 60B Apartment Building on Nguyen Huy Tuong Street. In the letter, he praised Manh's kindness and believed that such spirit and kindness would contribute to community development.

Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh also praised Manh and gave him a certificate of merit for his action. Manh would be rewarded with VND4.47m (USD193) from the city.

On February 28, a three-year-old girl climbed out of the balcony of an apartment on the 12th floor of the 60B Apartment Building. Other residents in the opposite building saw her and screamed out. At the time, Manh was waiting for customers at the location. He heard the screams and climbed onto the metal roof on the ground floor to try to catch the baby.

The baby hung on the balcony for a few seconds before she fell down. Luckily, Manh was able to catch her. Manh had a sprain and the baby dislocated her hip but is in stable health.