Heart-stopping moment man CATCHES two-year-old girl who plunged from fifth floor flat

THIS is the heart-stopping moment a heroic passerby caught a two-year-old toddler after she plunged from a fifth floor flat. Shen Dong, 31, was parking his car across the street from the block of flats in Tongxiang in the Zhejiang province of China when he heard a loud thud as the tot landed on a steel roof. WeiboThe moment Shen Dong caught the two-year-old girl[/caption] WeiboThe girl injured her legs and lungs – but she is in stable condition[/caption] WeiboSocial media users branded the man a ‘superhero’ for saving the girl’s life[/caption] The little girl then toppled over the edge of the first-floor ledge and plunged towards the pavement – but Shen caught the youngster before she landed on the concrete. The shocking footage was released by local police on Weibo – China’s version of Twitter – yesterday. The girl injured her legs and lungs – but she is in stable condition, South China Morning Post reports. Shen was frantically calling the emergency services as he saw what was happening, but instincts took over as chucked his phone and managed to catch the toddler before she hit the ground. Read more on China IT'S HOW YOU USE IT China is building space telescope that's 'BETTER' than Nasa's STAR WARS Chilling AI satellite swarms that hunt down and destroy enemies unveiled by China He said he didn’t realise it was a child until the girl started crawling towards the edge of the first-floor terrace. “To be honest, I cannot remember the details,” Shen told Qianjiang Evening News. “I cannot remember if my arms hurt or anything. It was just instinct to reach out to her. “It was lucky I made it in time. Otherwise, I would feel absolutely horrible.” Most read in News TRUSS ME Liz Truss handed boost in bid to be next PM as she beats Rishi in first major poll BOOZE YOU LOSE Majorca holiday shock for Brits as bars face CLOSURE this summer LOVE NEST I left my partner for a Ukrainian refugee - now I've moved ANOTHER woman in HOLS ATTACK Brit, 19, fights for life after beating by two others leaving Greek party boat GRIDLOCK Travel chaos hits ALREADY before 'worst weekend for years' with huge queues HERE COMES THE SUN Brits set to bask in 31C scorcher as heat returns after thunderstorms Weibo users branded the man a “superhero” for saving the girl’s life. One said: “He is a superhero, stepping forward bravely at a critical moment. “I hope he can get a mobile phone as a reward because the old one must have broken.” In a similar case 11 years ago, a young mum named Wu Juping was praised for miraculously catching a toddler who fell from the ninth floor as she was walking below the building. Read More on The Sun PAY DAY I'm a benefits expert - how to claim £650 cost of living payment with loophole HARD TIME I was on Love Island and boys called me a ‘four out of ten’ - but it wasn't shown The girl survived, and Wu broke her arms. She was branded China’s “most beautiful mother” for her heroism.