Fearless grandmother continues descent as firefighters rush to her rescue; is eventually moved inside high-rise block, suffers no injuries
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenFran Luin BeijingPublished: 9:00am, 9 Apr 2026A brave 89-year-old grandmother climbed from the 27th to 21st floor on her building’s outer wall after accidentally locking herself in, shocking many people online.
The woman in Beijing was spotted stuck outside a residential building’s 26th floor on an afternoon on April 1.
A cleaner and a security guard heard her faint sounds from downstairs, looked up and saw her grabbing tightly to the rails that protect air conditioners on the outer wall.
They immediately called the police and shouted to her to stay put and wait to be rescued.
She continued climbing down when the firefighters were on their way.
The exhausted woman eventually stopped at 21st floor, which was about 50 metres above the ground.
The firefighters had to rescue her from inside the building as it was not safe for them to also get onto the rails.
They first attached a safety rope to her then they cut part of the rails, so that she could sit on the platform of an air conditioner and rest.
