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This is the moment a sleeping dad catches his baby as she starts to fall headfirst off the sofa.

His lightning reactions saved the young tot with just an inch to go before she smashed into the floor.

The youngster had become distracted by an iPod while sitting with her parents and brothers on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Speaking to Mirror Online from their home in Las Vegas, father-of-four Brian Stucki's dad instincts simply kicked in.

He said: "I serve as a Bishop in our local congregation and was pretty exhausted after a day of service and meetings.

"We were watching a spider documentary and Samm just took the dive. I like to thing that I was channeling my own spider senses."

The 35-year-old said he was asleep when his son began to move.

"Yes, though, as deep of a sleep as possible with kids sitting on you," he added. "I guess dads just get used to that sort of thing."

In the clip wife Candace immediately says: "Wow, that was a great catch."

Brian added: "We laugh because while Candace says that, Samm is still hanging upside down and still looking at the iPod."

But modest Brian doesn't think he's actions were extraordinary.

He said: "There are a lot of dads who make grabs like this one. It’s a good thing to have a dad around.

"We have some security cameras in and around the house so it just so happens that ours was caught on video.

"I think the funniest comment I’ve seen is, "I wonder what the baby was reading on that phone to make her want to end things that way."

(Image: Brian Stucki)

Brian added: "By the far, the best thing about the video spreading has been to see all the comments about great dads and how much we all love our dads.

"Personally, I struggle when shows or commercials show dads absent and aloof in families.

"I like to see so many people commenting that they love their dads to be around, and that they’ve always been there for them to care for their needs and to love and protect them. Good dads are the best."