the window is 12 feet up. i'm bad with heights. i stood on the chair with a mop handle in one hand, a cheap broom in the other. eventually, with the broom, i managed to snag the dragonfly in the bristles. still alive, but not moving. out the front door with the broom and a flick of the wrist and it flew up and away into the clear blue sky. good luck, little one.