ATCEMS: Dangling window washer safe, unharmed
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ATCEMS says they received initial reports of a window washer "dangling from an emergency rope" just before 3:30 p.m. (ATCEMS)
AUSTIN, Texas - ATCEMS says a dangling window washer in downtown Austin is now safe.
EMS and fire crews reported to the scene of a high angle rescue in the 100 block of Colorado Street between the Congress Avenue and S. First Street bridges. ATCEMS says they received initial reports of a window washer "dangling from an emergency rope" just before 3:30 p.m.
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Just after 4 p.m., ATCEMS reported that rescuers were able to pull the window washer to safety from a nearby balcony. The person was unharmed and refused transported to the hospital.
ATCEMS says it is clearing the scene.
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