Two boys, aged 3 and 5, rescued from high-rise window sills, parents arrested for alleged neglect
A police officer was seen bringing one boy back inside the apartment, before a firefighter – wearing a harness – stepped down to the second boy to bring him to safety.
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Two boys, aged three and five, were rescued by police and firefighters on Friday after they were seen sitting dangerously on the external walls of a high-rise residential estate in Fanling.
Police arrested the parents on suspicion of child neglect.
Two boys were rescued from the outside of an apartment at Queen’s Hill Estate, Fanling on Friday, March 21, 2025. Photo: Queen’s Hill Estate Facebook group.
The police and firefighters were called to the scene at Queen’s Hill Estat after they received a call at 10.32am, the police force told HKFP. The teams forcibly entered a fourth-floor apartment at Wong Lok House.
Facebook users captured photos of the boys sitting on a window sill and in front of an air conditioning unit.
Two boys were rescued from the outside of an apartment at Queen’s Hill Estate, Fanling on Friday, March 21, 2025. Photo: Queen’s Hill Estate Facebook group.
A police officer was seen bringing one boy back inside the apartment, before a firefighter – wearing a harness – stepped down to the second boy to bring him to safety.
Onlookers clapped with relief, according to Sing Tao.
The boys were sent to North District Hospital, police said.
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