UPDATED Men talked down from 100ft crane after three-hour ordeal
TWO men who threatened to leap from the 10-storey used tower cranes were rescued after having a three-hour ordeal at 100 feet on Monday evening.
Crews from Dorset Fire and Rescue, police officers and paramedics visited a building site at the rear of the Old Firehouse in Holdenhurst Road at 6.30pm to a report of two men, aged 29 and 30, on the crane.
Incident commander Stu Jeneson, that is operating out of the Dorset Fire and Rescue headquarters in Dorchester, said crews from round the county took part inside the rescue.
Specially-trained fire crews scaled the used tower cranes by climbing the ladder within the structure and making use of an aerial ladder platform to rescue the men in freezing conditions.
I appeared talking to both of the men available online for myself �C i was in a position to contact them through their mobiles,�� he was quoted saying.
This reassured us that individuals were taking the right course to obtain them down and make sure that plan of action was safe for my crews.
A police negotiator was mixed up in rescue, and spoke towards men through a loud hailer.
It’s believed the 1st call to the emergency services appeared by the sister of just one with the men using a cellular telephone.
Both men could climb down again the ladder on the medial side the tower crane after being harnessed for safety.
Inspector Simon Letch of Dorset Police said: ��There seemed to be some fantastic multi-agency work tonight i��m very happy to say no-one was hurt.��
Bournemouth borough councillor Robert Chapman praised the emergency services with regards to work.
He was quoted saying: ��I commend the actions in the emergency services over the incident.
A spokesperson from Southern Central Ambulance Service said: ��One of the men was regarded as feeling suicidal. We sent four in our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) vehicles.
It’s not necessarily something I’d ever want to do myself.
The men were treated with the scene and discharged.