Window washer dangles 100 feet before downtown rescue
A window washer who was dangling over 100 feet in the air after an equipment malfunction was saved by Denver Fire Rescue crews Friday afternoon.
Courtesy of Denver Fire Rescue
A window washer who was dangling over 100 feet in the air after an equipment malfunction was saved by Denver Fire Rescue crews Friday afternoon.
The Denver Fire Department’s special operations crews were dispatched to 1600 20th St., directly across from Coors Field, shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday after a report of a stranded window washer.
Officials embarked on a “High-Angle Rescue” and successfully rescued the uninjured window washer.
“We were very lucky that we were able to get to him before there was a great catastrophe” said Denver fire spokesman Greg Pixley.
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