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07/03/2008
Rescue Attempt As Man Scales City Crane
Police and the Fire and Rescue Service were last night called to a construction site in south Belfast to coax a man down from the top of a crane.
A police spokesman said attempts were being made to bring the man to safety at the site in College Court after being alerted by a member of the public.
The news follows reports of a 37-year-old man who climbed the same 150-foot crane earlier this week.
The man had made his way up the construction site gantry just before 8pm on Tuesday and specialist officers were used to coax the man from the crane before placing him under arrest.
Castle Street in the city centre had to be closed as the rescue operation got under way.
The man was released without charge. Police have said they do not know if it was the same person who climbed the crane in this instance.
See: Rate Of Crane Climbing 'Climbing'
(JM/KMcA)
A police spokesman said attempts were being made to bring the man to safety at the site in College Court after being alerted by a member of the public.
The news follows reports of a 37-year-old man who climbed the same 150-foot crane earlier this week.
The man had made his way up the construction site gantry just before 8pm on Tuesday and specialist officers were used to coax the man from the crane before placing him under arrest.
Castle Street in the city centre had to be closed as the rescue operation got under way.
The man was released without charge. Police have said they do not know if it was the same person who climbed the crane in this instance.
See: Rate Of Crane Climbing 'Climbing'
(JM/KMcA)
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