High drama as firefighters rescue woman atop crane in downtown Toronto
TORONTO — A woman who spent hours suspended high above a construction site after scaling a crane in downtown Toronto was rescued Wednesday morning by being strapped to a rappelling firefighter and lowered to the ground as dozens watched in suspense from below.
Cheers erupted from the crowd of onlookers as the pair’s feet hit the ground around 8:30 a.m., bringing the dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to a safe conclusion.
The woman, believed to be in her mid-20s, was then handcuffed and handed over to paramedics. Her name has not been released and police say she is facing a mischief charge.
Her perilous climb nonetheless remained a mystery even to those tasked with retrieving her, with firefighters saying there was no indication why she scaled the crane in the middle of the night.