Kolkata: In a case of sheer luck, an 18-year-old girl in Kolkata accidentally toppled over the terrace parapet and was hanging for an hour as a left leg was caught between the grills of a balcony below and was dramatically rescued on time by a plumber and his father. The girl, Richa Gupta sustained scratches and cuts on her left leg and was allowed to go home after being administered first aid, The Times of India reported.

The incident happened on Thursday at around 4 pm when Gupta, a first-year student, and an aspiring chartered accountant was taking a stroll on the terrace and speaking on a mobile phone. According to the police, when she was leaning on a cement parapet, she felt dizzy and fainted, falling off the terrace. The fall was blocked when her leg was caught between the grills of a balcony below the terrace and was dangling for an hour.