Man rescued after getting stuck while putting up Christmas lights
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Firefighters had to rescue a man who got stuck on a cherry picker while putting up Christmas lights. “I was thinking poor old Church Street never has it easy when it comes to Christmas illuminations, does the man stuck up there want a pint and its a good job its not raining. “Our customers enjoyed the unexpected entertainment and the ladies loved the arrival of all those fireman, especially when the impressive rescue equipment arrived.” Leicester Fire and Rescue said it received an emergency call at 2.14pm reporting that a cherry picker “malfunctioned whilst being utilised to put up Christmas lights.” “The cherry picker could not be lowered and one male was stuck approximately seven metres off the ground,” the service said in a statement. “He was rescued with the use of the aerial ladder platform.” Harborough District Council was left to recover the broken-down cherry picker.
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