Atlanta Firefighters Perform High Rise Rescue

Rescuers strapped the crane operator to a gurney and then lowered him down the side of the crane.
Jan. 11, 2008

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ATLANTA --

Firefighters climbed a towering construction crane in Buckhead Thursday to rescue a construction worker who blacked out on top of the structure.

The construction site is just north of Phipps Plaza and the Lenox Square mall.

Rescuers strapped the crane operator to a gurney and then lowered him down the side of the crane.

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