Window Washers Trapped on Tower

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 10:16AM ET / Published Jun. 12, 2013 4:37PM ET

Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty

Two window washers were saved after being trapped near the 45th floor of New York City's Hearst Tower on Wednesday. The two men were wearing safety harnesses when a scaffold suddenly buckled, leaving them stuck lying on their stomachs. Neither was injured, and they appeared to be resting comfortably, according to footage from the scene. Firefighters performed a “high-angle rescue” ordered by the FDNY, leading them safely through an opening on the 44th floor.

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