Couple falls off 25-feet high balcony, terrifying incident caught on camera

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Image: Screengrab from the viral video on social media
Image: Screengrab from the viral video on social media

Russia : A camera was recording an incident at the exact moment when a couple fell off a 25-feet high balcony apparently while fighting with each other. The video has gone viral on social media.

The video shows a couple crashing through the railings and fell 25-feet onto the pavement below their home in Petersburg, Russia. The whole incident was captured by a passerby on a mobile phone.

According to a report by Daily Mail, Olga Volkova and Yevgeny Karlagin (both 35) appearing to have an argument, smashed into the balcony railings which suddenly gave way and caused the pair to fall onto the footpath.

According to the eyewitnesses quoted in the report, the incident happened at 10 am on Saturday. The couple has a son.

Fortunately, they didn’t sustain any life-threatening injuries but suffered serious injuries and were rushed to the hospital. Check out the viral video below:

People on social media shared their reactions and were shocked to see what happened.

Meanwhile, an eyewitness told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, "I was walking with my colleague and filming the historic street view. I noticed the row and began to shoot when this happened. Someone with medical experience was nearby, and checked their pulses, saying they had both survived. We called an ambulance."