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15th March 2014
Worker Left Dangling From NI Lighthouse Rescued
#Lighthouses - TheJournal.ie reports on the rescue of a repairman left dangling 40 feet in the air from the side of a lighthouse in Northern Ireland after the scaffolding he was standing on collapsed.
The NI Ambulance Service tweeted this image of the worker's precarious situation at St John's Point Lighthouse near Donwpatrick yesterday (14 March).
Thankfully the man was rescued shortly after with no serious injuries sustained.
See the dizzying predicament for yourself:
Scene from this mornings rescue at St Johns point. Patient can be seen suspended from rope and scaffolding collapsed pic.twitter.com/L43hdERJtQ
— NIAS (@NI_Amb_Service) March 14, 2014
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