Firefighter pulls out ninja moves to save suicidal man in Shanghai

A Chinese firefighters has won the hearts of netizens with an epic rescue operation caught on video.

The incident occurred on top of a building in Shanghai last week, reports Shanghaiist

A video shows a suicidal man sitting in his underwater on the ledge.

One of firefighters manages to stealthily sneak across the rooftop without being seen or heard.

The firefighter then stops him from jumping and pulls him to safety.

Chinese netizens were full of praise for the firefighter, speculating that he may have martial arts traning.

And they were right. Turns out, he is taekwondo practitioner.