In a remarkable turn of events, an intense quarrel between a husband and wife turned into an Internet sensation. After the wife decided to end her life and ran towards the terrace because of the heated argument, her husband followed her as fast as he could and managed to save her by holding her ponytail.
The incident took place in the Shiquan county in Shaanxi province of Central China. The women remained partially suspended in the air for about three minutes with her husband clutching her hair tightly. Her hair kept slipping away from the husband’s hands but somehow he managed to hold on with all his might.
Police arrived to the scene and helped the husband rescue his wife. Six Policemen came to the rescue and managed to pull the woman back up safely. The woman kept screaming ‘let go’ even after she was rescued successfully.
The couple live in an apartment on the top floor of the building. The woman in her 30s jumped off the 20m long building owing to a family dispute. The dispute led to an argument between the husband and wife with the wife deciding to take the extreme step.
Watch this video to see the complete rescue act with the husband holding on to his Wife’s ponytail before the Police arrived and saved the woman.
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Theoretically, 2000 hairs can together withstand a weight of about 30 kgs. However, it was not just the hairs that saved her. According to a police officer, there was a 30cm pipe that carried some of the woman’s weight which made it possible for the husband to hold on.
A police officer, Zuo Yu, told a local newspaper, “When we arrived, we saw her husband grasping her ponytail, but his hand had clearly slipped to near its end. If we were late by a few seconds or her husband couldn’t hold on to her hair for a few more seconds, it might have been impossible to save her.”
The video has went viral on the Internet as it Is something that we don’t see very often. This miraculous rescue act proves that death comes only when it is supposed to come. Do let us know your views about this ponytail escape in our comments section below.