A little girl who slipped through metal bars and became trapped by the neck was saved by the heroic efforts of her neighbours. Na Chu had just returned from a trip to the zoo when her grandmother accidentally locked her in the house by herself in the Xiangtan, south China. The five-year-old panicked and ran to the window but fell between the protective metal slats of the residential property, the People's Daily Online reports. Scroll down for video Long drop: The child dangles from the residential block in the Xiangtan District, south China Propped up: A neighbour stops the five-year-old from suffocating by giving her a poll to sit onFive-year-old had accidentally been locked in by grandmaShe ran to the window to shout her but fell between the metal slatsNeighbours used piece of pipe and other items to take weight off neckEmergency crews arrived 30 minutes later to free her from railings
_ rushed to help after they spotted the little girl hanging in the air with her head trapped between the bars.