Moment young girl clings to window ledge above London shop before falling into arms of a man and police officer below

By ELEANOR MANN and MARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER Published: 09:39, 11 June 2026 | Updated: 09:53, 11 June 2026 This is the moment a small child fell from the second floor after climbing out of an open window above a pawnshop in east London. The little girl in pink managed to hang on to the ledge for approaching ten minutes before letting go and landing in the arms of a stranger and a police officer. Incredibly, the child was uninjured in the incident where she was caught by a member of the public on the balcony 15ft below along with a Met police officer.  Police have confirmed the incident happened on Ilford High Road in east London on Tuesday afternoon.  It appears the child had climbed out of an open window and she then dangled there for nine minutes. A large crowd, several of whom decided to film the horrifying incident, gathered in the street below to watch. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: 'Officers were called to Ilford High Road at 3.23pm on Tuesday, June 9, following concerns for the safety of a child climbing onto a window ledge. 'The girl was brought to safety by 3.32pm by an attending officer and member of the public. They did not receive any injuries.'  A young girl was seen dangling from a window in Ilford, East London, on Tuesday afternoon and stayed there for nearly 10 minutes before falling The police officer and a member of the public caught the child and she was taken back inside the property. Police confirmed that no one was injured  There was panic in Ilford when the young girl was seen dangling above a pawnbrokers shop while clutching desperately to the ledge of the balcony.  Dozens of anxious onlookers gathered beneath a window in London today as they watched the rescue of a young girl stuck hanging from a second floor balcony.  Neighbours could be seen moving their laundry out of the way and a woman on the floor below tried to get out of her window to catch the girl.  The tense crowd that had gathered at the scene could be heard shouting to the woman 'Left! Left!' as she inched closer to the child.  At that moment, a police officer and a shirtless man rush from the adjoining terraced houses.  Acting quickly, the pair position themselves beneath the girl with their arms outstretched prepared to catch her.  The girl loses grip and is quickly grabbed by the officer and man, as the crowd applaud the pair.  A police officer and a man dramatically rescued the girl as they rushed to the scene seconds before the child fell  The girl is then taken back into the property through the second floor window.  Many social media viewers raised concerns about the safeguarding of the child, whose age is not known.  The comments below have been moderated in advance. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.