A rescue that could easily have ended in tragedy unfolded at an apartment block when a three-year-old girl was left hanging from the 12th floor. The child was clutching the balcony's safety grating, her small body dangling far above the ground. Men on the floor below put their own lives on the line to prop her up and keep her from dropping while emergency crews responded. Firefighters, meanwhile, tried to reach the girl by getting into the apartment on the same floor. The margin for error was close to zero, and the outcome hung on every second. Once the girl was safe, praise and thanks followed for the people involved. Those messages of gratitude also shed light on what happened that fateful morning, explaining how the child ended up outside in the first place.