A drunk man was given a sobering experience - after falling off a balcony and finding himself hanging by his fingertips over a 100ft drop . Yu Yang had been drunkenly singing and staggering around his home in the city of Haikou , the capital of southern China 's Hainan province . The 48-year-old was told to go and sit on the balcony by his wife and family , because he was annoying them . A drunk man was given a sobering experience - after falling off a balcony in China and finding himself hanging by his fingertips over a 100ft drop . Yu Yang had been drunkenly singing and staggering around his home in the city of Haikou , the capital of southern China 's Hainan province . But after sitting on the edge of the metal balcony instead of on the seat , he toppled over backward . Despite his inebriated state , he managed to grab hold of the railings . His family had rushed over and tried to help him back up but he was far too heavy , and they were forced to call emergency services . But after sitting on the edge of the metal balcony instead of on the seat , he toppled over backward . Despite his inebriated state , he managed to grab hold of the railings , leaving himself dangling from the eighth floor . His family had rushed over and tried to help him back up but he was far too heavy , and they were forced to call emergency services . Emergency services rescuer Cai Ku , 29 , said : 'It was not possible to simply pull him back up , so we had to send one of our men over the edge and they fitted a harness on him ' He was then winched back up over the balcony to safety by members of the rescue team . Rescuers said that when they carried him to the top he had staggered into the bedroom and instantly fallen asleep on the bed , probably from exhaustion and the alcohol . They held onto his arms to help stop him from falling until they arrived . Emergency services rescuer Cai Ku , 29 , said : 'It was not possible to simply pull him back up , so we had to send one of our men over the edge and they fitted a harness on him . 'It was very difficult to pull him back up to the ledge because he was extremely heavy and being drunk did n't help . ' They said that when they carried him to the top he had staggered into the bedroom and instantly fallen asleep on the bed , probably from exhaustion and the alcohol .
Drunk ##en Yang had been annoying family in the city of canton , China . The year - old was forced to go and sit on deck by his wife and family . But after he sat on the edge of the metal chair instead of on the balcony . He toppled over backward and was left clinging by his fingertips from rails .