Tech Rescued After Dangling from Cell Tower

May 9, 2019

A tower technician was rescued on May 7 while hanging from the top of a cell tower in Suwanee, Tennessee, on Monday, according to television station CBS46

As he hanged 100 feet above the grown, two climbers were able to reach him, but they needed the assistance of Gwinnett County Fire Department. The man was lowered to the ground using a rescue harness and belay line.

The worker was reportedly was reported to be alert, conscious and breathing. His has not been released.