VIDEO: Men risk lives in heart-stopping rescue to save child falling from fifth floor of building

A bus driver named Tagir Magomedov and his colleague, Aydemir Kulduev, managed to catch a child falling from a fifth-floor apartment window in Dagestani, which is a federal subject of Russia. According to the rescuers, the girl was attempting to crawl back into the window but was having trouble. They tried to catch the 5-year old and successfully cushioned her fall. While the girl did not sustain any serious injuries, Aydemir twisted his arm and severed a tendon. The Dagestani government gave Magomedov and Kulduev a special award in recognition of their heroic actions.Watch the full rescue in the player above!

A bus driver named Tagir Magomedov and his colleague, Aydemir Kulduev, managed to catch a child falling from a fifth-floor apartment window in Dagestani, which is a federal subject of Russia.


According to the rescuers, the girl was attempting to crawl back into the window but was having trouble. They tried to catch the 5-year old and successfully cushioned her fall.

While the girl did not sustain any serious injuries, Aydemir twisted his arm and severed a tendon.

The Dagestani government gave Magomedov and Kulduev a special award in recognition of their heroic actions.

Watch the full rescue in the player above!