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Man charged after scaling construction crane in downtown London

FILE - A London police cruiser. Global News

A 31-year-old man is facing a charge of mischief endangering life after he allegedly scaled a construction crane in the downtown core Monday evening.

Police, fire, and paramedics were called to the scene at a construction site in the area of King and Ridout streets around 7:15 p.m., after receiving a report of a man in distress.

At the scene, officials determined that a man had climbed a crane at the construction site, currently home to a Tricar development project.

Roadways in the area were blocked off by police, and members of the London police Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and police negotiators attended. ERU members later scaled the crane to assist the man.

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“Upon speaking with the man, it was determined that he was not in distress,” police said Tuesday. “After several hours, police assisted the man down from the crane and subsequently arrested him.”

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The incident was resolved around 12:45 a.m., police said.

A 31-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged in the case and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

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This incident comes just over a month after a similar incident near Toronto’s waterfront.

A woman managed to elude security, hop over a fenced-off area and make her way up the crane, police said.

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Emergency crews were able to apprehend the woman and bring her safely to the ground. She has since been charged with mischief.

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