BRANCHING OUT: Man Grabs Hold Of A Tree To Save Himself After Ladder Collapse

This is the moment a man saves his life by holding onto a tree branch after misstepping the ladder while pruning a tree in his garden in northern China.

The scary situation took place at the unnamed man’s home in China’s capital city – Beijing.

CCTV footage shows the moment the man trims some branches before the high wooden ladder he is standing on suddenly collapses under him and leaves him hanging in the air.

Luckily, he immediately grabs hold of a branch big enough to hold his weight while he is left suspended off the tall tree.

Man holds onto branch to save himself as ladder falls in Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. He then slowly descended from the tree. (325181228/AsiaWire)

Much like a koala bear, he then ties his legs around the branch in order to save himself.

Meanwhile, an older man who was hanging laundry right next to him stands observing in shock.

Once he sees that the man did not harm himself, he calmly continues his chore.

The lucky man later shared the dramatic video on Douyin – the Chinese version of TikTok – with the caption: “Although I am a fat man of CNY 200 [GBP 220], my flexibility is okay.”

Man holds onto branch to save himself as ladder falls in Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. He then slowly descended from the tree. (325181228/AsiaWire)

The branches had slightly scratched his stomach, but other than that he was completely fine, local media reported.

Netizens joked about the elderly man seen in the video who failed to rush to the man’s help.

One user, under the handle ‘Small leather washbasin for travel’, commented: “Uncle: Even if the sky falls today, I have to finish these clothes first.”