NORFOLK, Va. — Emergency responders rescued a man who was injured high atop a crane in Norfolk, the city's fire department said Thursday.
The rescue happened just before 9 a.m. in the 1600 block of Baker Street at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). According to Norfolk Fire-Rescue, when he was injured, the man was doing maintenance inside the crane, about 130 feet up in the air.
Norfolk Fire-Rescue said the department's Technical Rescue team lowered the injured man 130 feet by using high-angle ropes and Stokes basket stretcher systems.
Fire officials said the man's injuries are not life-threatening.