A worker stranded in the air for six hours while working on a radio tower near WVRC-TV administrative offices in Mount Clare, WV was safely rescued, confirmed Harrison County officials. As WV MetroNews reports, a boom lift suffered a hydraulic malfunction leaving the unnamed man 140 feet up above the ground. Efforts to override the system were unsuccessful, leaving first responders searching for ingenious ways to assist the individual.
First responders, including fire department crews from Nutter Fort and Stonewood, eventually recruited a drone to fly a rope and harness up to the worker. Using the equipment ferried up by the drone, the man was able to lower himself back to the earth. Medical crews were on hand to pronounce the man in good health and able to return to his home.
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