The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / High level rescue from atop a 250' AM Tower

**Posted by Glen Warren** October 19, 2024 7:56 pm

This occurred three days ago...

A "person in crisis" climbed a 250' AM broadcast tower in Eagan Minnesota.
A specially trained police unit climbed the tower and was able to safely rescue the person.

**Posted by andysradio** October 20, 2024 6:47 am

So I wonder if this person would have started climbing while the tower was hot, it being AM.

**Posted by Glen Warren** October 20, 2024 10:18 am

andysradio wrote:
So I wonder if this person would have started climbing while the tower was hot, it being AM.

That is one of the first thoughts I had... Since the person was safely brought down is a patient harness, I assume that they were OK.

The person might have lucked out and climbed a tower that was part of the night pattern, which was not energized.

Lucky....

**Posted by newsguy1** October 20, 2024 2:42 pm

Hope that police team gets a medal from the White House.

**Posted by mace** October 21, 2024 2:05 pm

Curious which radio station was involved.

**Posted by andysradio** October 21, 2024 2:45 pm

mace wrote:
Curious which radio station was involved.

A dare!

It's one [or more] these four:
Salem Media Group

**Posted by andysradio** October 21, 2024 2:52 pm

And no I don't know which, but I found the site:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.7901409,-93.2148732,3a,75y,193.37h,89.29t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1si74bqBmM46XCfv50caOtyw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The studios are in the building to the west.

Last edited by andysradio (October 21, 2024 2:54 pm)