A woman caused a commotion in a Shanghai street after she dropped several thousand yuan from the window of her sixth-floor apartment, Shanghai Youth reported.

Passers-by were stunned to see the money floating to the ground. An elderly man took advantage of the unexpected windfall, grabbing several hundred yuan before walking away with a big smile on his face.

And some other people started shaking a tree furiously after finding a number of banknotes had become lodged in it.

Local police are investigating the case. It is believed that the woman threw the cash out of the window during a row with a relative.