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Injured worker rescued from top of crane in Norfolk

The rescue happened shortly before 9 a.m. in the 1600 block of Baker Street at Norfolk International Terminals.

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.

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