Nice catch, dad! Dad makes an impressive dive to save his baby from a nasty fall after briefly turning his back

A dad made an epic lunge across a room to save his baby from what could have been a nasty fall after briefly turning his back.

Mr Guo, from Henan, China, had a nice moment with his daughter as the couple relaxed on a bench in what appears to be a small shop.

Video footage shows the little girl writhing in a dress as her father watches next to her.

As she plays, she starts to slide down, but luckily Guo sees her sliding to the edge and wraps a firm hand around her to help her back up.

They continue to play ball before the doting father gets up and walks through the store, all the while looking at his daughter as he walks to the back of the room.

Mr Guo, from Henan, China, was relaxing with his daughter in what appears to be a shop before the chaos unfolded

The father walks away from his daughter for a moment, leaving her to lie on her stomach while he steps away to grab what appears to be a blanket.

The father walks away from his daughter for a moment, leaving her to lie on her stomach while he steps away to grab what appears to be a blanket.

Panicking, Guo rushed across the room to perform his impressive dive

He swept the baby up with one arm before she hit the ground

The dad made an epic dash to save his baby who fell to the ground at high speed, but he caught her just in time

After picking up what appears to be a red blanket, his daughter quickly turns onto her back in a heartbreaking moment.

As she rolls back onto her side, she begins to slide over the edge and heads straight for the tile floor.

There is nothing on the ground to protect her as the video sets the pulse racing.

But in a wild stroke of luck, her superhero dad comes to the rescue as he throws the blanket aside and lunges forward – just in time to catch his baby.

The shocking footage shows Guo’s arm wrapped around his daughter’s head just before she was about to fall to the ground.

He later said, “My hip almost sparked!” as he talked about his own incredible “dad reflexes.”

After the impressive save, Guo cradled his baby on the ground and appeared to smile at himself in disbelief

After the impressive save, Guo cradled his baby on the ground and appeared to smile at himself in disbelief

The footage ends with Guo swinging back and sitting on the ground, cradling the little girl in his arms before picking her up to check that she is unharmed.

He can be seen smiling with relief as he fixes his daughter’s dress, seemingly laughing to himself after his impressive rescue.

The heroic dad places the little girl back on the couch and uses his leg as a barrier between her body and the edge as the duo continues their playtime as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.