A young firefighter in China lost his life while attempting to save a woman from jumping off the roof of a building.
The tragic incident occurred on Nov 12, in Bozhou city located in Anhui province.
Video footage captured of the incident showed a woman standing on the rooftop and a fireman in bright orange overalls appearing to close in from behind her.
However, as the woman made a sudden move, the fireman lunged from behind to grab her, but the pair end up falling off the roof and plunging to the ground.
According to reports, the woman died in the hospital after emergency treatment failed, while the 24-year-old firefighter died hours later.
The woman, aged about 50, had been up on the rooftop of the four-storey building for several hours that morning and the police received a call at 10.12am.
An official statement from Mengcheng county police on Weibo stated that upon arriving at the scene, the woman appeared to be emotionally agitated and did not respond to advice by police and firefighters deployed to the scene.
The notice read: "The woman suddenly jumped off the roof and a firefighter moved forward to try to save her. In the process, the pair fell."
The statement added that investigations into the incident are ongoing.