The Mirror This is the terrifying moment a young child falls through a manhole as she walks with her mother.
The girl, who was out walking in Tatarstan, Russia, fell after standing on a metal lid which was covering a manhole below.
Footage shows the lid tipping down from the toddlerâs weight and the girl vanishing.
The terrified mum rushes to the hole and lifts off the metal cover before reaching down to grab her.
Another woman and a passerby come to help and they hoist the girl to safety.Reports said the child had fallen into a sewer but it was unclear if the manhole was for sewage, drainage or water supplies.
Police in the Russian region of Tatarstan were reportedly checking the incident amid uncertainty where exactly it had taken place.
I fail to see how the mother could not have been aware of the hazard. Like I always say, one of the great secrets of life is “PAY ATTENTION”.