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Posted: 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012

Man rescued from 1,000-foot TV tower

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Photo by Andrew Tobias/Dayton Daily News

DAYTON, Ohio —

Authorities said a maintenance worker on a television tower had to be rescued Tuesday morning after suffering a medical issue while on the tower.

Medics and firefighters were called to help get the man down from the 1,000-foot tower at 3901 Guthrie Road in Dayton, which is believed to belong to Channel 16.

The man’s coworkers aided in rescuing him, according to reports.

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