Brave girl saves 5-year-old brother from getting strangled inside lift

A still from the video. Pic courtesy/Twitter/People's Daily, China

A young girl in Istanbul is now the 'hero' on the internet after her video of saving her little brother's life inside an elevator went viral. In a video that has surfaced the internet on social media platform, Twitter, where two little girls and a boy entered the elevator. Soon after the doors closed, a rope inside the elevator was trapped. Unfortunately, the five-year-old boy tangled himself around the rope and as the lift went up, he was pulled up into the air.

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His sister watched him but instead of panicking, she immediately grabbed his legs to prevent the child from suffocating and used her wits to press the alarm button simultaneously. The brave sister then, patiently helped the child to untangle himself from the rope. The entire incident has was captured on CCTV and went viral on social media recently.

People on the internet lauded the girl's wits and efforts. Here's how the internet reacted to this viral video:

This little get literally bagged the best sister title of the year with her bravery, wits and quick action!

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