Cleaner is rescued after dangling from 16th floor of apartment block in Brazil

The incident took place in Guaruja, a coastal town near Sao Paulo, in Brazil, on Tuesday, 15th October, with reports saying that she was dangling from the windowsill for five minutes and screaming for help.

The footage, filmed by a man in another building across the street, shows the woman holding on by her fingertips from the 16th floor of the building.

People can be heard shouting out in the street below before she is finally pulled back inside the building by the men, described as neighbours, who it is thought broke into the flat to help her. She was only saved because her feet were resting on the window below.

In the video, the cleaner can be seen trying to reach the windowsill to pull herself back in but cannot. The man filming can be heard counting the floors before saying the firefighters should be called.

But luckily, a few minutes later, three men appeared in the window and pulled the woman back inside as people down the street below clapped.

Local media reports said that the woman had slipped while cleaning windows in the apartment. At the time of writing, it was unclear if the police were investigating the incident.

Story: NewsX