Moment passer-by catches two-year-old girl with bare hands after she fell 20ft from ledge

Moment passer-by catches two-year-old girl with bare hands after she fell 20ft from ledge The toddler remarkably escaped serious injuries, while the stranger who broke her fall was left unable to raise his arm for a day and suffered pain in his back and leg A two-year-old girl was saved from a terrifying 20ft fall after a quick-thinking stranger raced to catch her below. Heart-stopping footage captured the youngster lowering herself from a 6m-high ledge before plunging towards the pavement in Bozhou, China. Chu Liang, 39, sprang into action after hearing someone raise the alarm, running beneath the toddler and holding out his arms as she fell. He managed to cushion her fall before she slipped from his grasp and hit the pavement during the terrifying incident on Friday, August 21. Incredibly, the little girl avoided serious injury and was left with a fractured ankle. Chu believes taking much of the impact himself helped protect the youngster. The force left him unable to raise his arm for a day, while he was also left with pain in his leg and lower back. Yet despite rushing to the toddler’s rescue, the 39-year-old was upset that he had not managed to catch her completely. He told local media: “If I had managed to catch the child, she wouldn’t have been injured.” He was later relieved to discover the youngster had not suffered any serious injuries. She is now recovering in bed after being seen by a doctor. The ordeal had begun while the girl’s mum, Ms Wang, was tidying up inside their home. She said her daughter somehow managed to lock the front door, leaving her unable to get back inside. Worried about the toddler, Ms Wang tried to kick the door open but could not get through and went to search for a key. Then she heard shouting coming from below. Wang rushed outside and discovered her daughter had fallen from the building - but a stranger had been there to help break her fall. She later attempted to give Chu money as a thank-you, but he refused to accept it and would not even leave his name or phone number. Wang only discovered who had come to her daughter’s rescue after his identity emerged through local media, according to NeedToKnow. She said: “Chu Liang saved my child, so of course I have to thank him. Otherwise, I would feel terrible.”