Man threatening to jump from scaffolding rescued (From Croydon Guardian)
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Man threatening to jump from scaffolding in Croydon rescued
8:30am Tuesday 7th February 2012 in Local news
Man threatening to jump from scaffolding in Croydon rescued
Firefighters rescued a man threatening to jump from scaffolding in Croydon last night.
The crew, from Croydon fire station, were called to Church Street at about 11pm after being alerted to a man, believed to be in his 40s, threatening to jump.
The electricity had to be turned off the tram line so the crew could safely use a cherry picker to bring the man to safety.
One firefighter said: "We went straight up there and got him, there were no negotiations.
"As soon as we brought him down he was arrested and taken away by police."
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