According to local reports, the incident happened in Palayakottai village in Tiruchirappalli district's Manapparai.
In a video that is doing the rounds of the internet, a street vendor is seen rescuing a boy who was dangling off the terrace of his home.
The video shows the four-year-old, later identified as Edric Ezhil, hanging from the edge of a terrace as a girl holds on to him and tries to pull him back to safety.
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