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Antenna tower rescue

A YouTube video shows the rescue of a man by Fire/Rescue from the top of a 60ft ham radio tower.

The YouTube description reads:

A man perched atop a 60 foot ham radio tower was reported to be having medical issues going in and out of consciousness.

Headland Fire/Rescue responded and then requested mutual aid from Dothan to assist in the rescue.

Dothan Fire/Rescue dispatched its high angle rescue team. Working together, the man was soon back on the ground where he was treated for dehydration and sent to a medical facility for a precautionary check up.

Henry County Sheriff Will Maddox and Henry County EMA Director Paul Brown were on the to make any resources from their departments available if needed to emergency responders on the scene.

Watch - Man Trapped on Antenna Tower Rescued by Headland Fire/Rescue Assisted by Dothan Fire/Rescue

 

 

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