<p><br /> A four-year-old Turkish boy who fell from an escalator has narrowly avoided injury after being caught by a quick-thinking shopkeeper.<br /> </p><p><br /> Security camera footage taken at an Istanbul shopping centre shows the young boy climbing onto the outside of the escalator rail and riding it to the next level.<br /> </p><p><br /> When he reached the top the boy, named Ali, appeared to be unable to climb off, leaving him dangling about 6m above the ground.<br /> </p><p><br /> Ali Apari, a quick-thinking shopkeeper, who noticed the child dangling about 2.5 meters (8 feet) high and about to fall, managed to catch him before he hit the ground.<br /> </p><p><br /> "I noticed the child playing near the escalators, there was nothing dangerous at that time. I turned back to the store and I was told that he was climbing onto the outside of the escalator rail. So I ran outside and saw that he was about to fall down. I have health problems but despite that I did my best to catch him when he fell off and I managed to do so."<br /> </p><p><br /> The boy, who was unscathed by his ordeal, left the mall with his father.<br /> </p>
