Crime & Safety
Worker Rescued From 120 Feet Up On DC Radio Tower
D.C. Fire and EMS rescued a worker stuck on a D.C. radio tower Wednesday afternoon.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Hours after the initial call, D.C. Fire and EMS was finally able to reach a worker stuck 120 feet up on a D.C. radio tower who was suffering from hypothermia Wednesday afternoon.
The call first came in at 1:20 p.m. that there was a worker stuck at the tower, located in the 6000 block of Georgia Avenue NW. Three hours later, D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted that they had reached him and he would be evaluated by EMS. He did not require hospitalization.
D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted at 1:50 p.m. that they were responding to the tower for an "Individual with harness and safety equipment stuck on radio tower."
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The worker "became hypothermic and unable to lower himself," D.C. Fire and EMS said in a follow-up tweet. They used a ladder and then scaled the tower, and brought a high crane with police escort as well.
Update hi angle rescue. Worker transferred to aerial ladder and is on the way down. Will be evaluated by EMS. Call first received 1:20 PM. pic.twitter.com/ulhQPs2ir8
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 6, 2019
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