Emergency workers have reportedly brought down the man who has been stuck atop a 270ft chimney since last night.
Local Residents heard shouting coming from the vicinity of the chimney late last night and poice arrived on scene at approx 2:20 late last night.
It has taken until 4:45 this afternoon to safely recover the man from the 90M high chimney attached to one of the oldest surviving cotton mills in the area.
Rescuers have reached the top of Dixon's Chimney where a man has been upside down since 2amhttps://t.co/G5UF4fQ3ZX pic.twitter.com/2H8AcvkIwv
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 28, 2019
According to News and Star – The man stranded on top of Dixon’s Chimney has been lowered to the ground in the last few minutes and he has been handed over to medical specialists. No update on the man’s condition but his family are being supported by specially trained police officers.
It is now understood that the man had perished during the lengthy rescue / recovery operation.
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Specialist access equipment was brought in from scotland to assist the emergency services in this rescue operation. Earlier attempts to reach the man using a coastguard helicopter were abandoned after fears about the condition of the ladder still holding the man aloft were raised.
Dixon’s Chimney is the tallest structure in Carlisle. A specialist cherry picker from Scotland has been brought in to help rescue the man who ‘has not responded’ to rescuers for some time according to @Cumbriapolice https://t.co/wfd4ZJe8Tt
— Sarah Corker (@SarahCorkerNews) October 28, 2019
Police also stated they had been using a police drone to monitor the situation.
The man has been pictured as being topless, upside down perilously suspended by one leg only. Some reports indicate he may have been up there since 10:30 last night meaning severe exposure at the very least could be a factor. Some reports on weather conditions in Carlisle last night had temperatures as low as 1 degree.
