BLACK Country firefighters rescued a man who was stuck 10 metres up a tree in Wollescote this afternoon.
West Midlands Fire Service crews from Stourbridge, Oldbury and its Technical Rescue division were assisted by the HART team of West Midlands Ambulance Service.
The emergency services started their rescue at around 3.30pm this afternoon and just before 5pm were making the area safe following the successful rescue.
The crews used a combination of an aerial platform and specialist rope rescue equipment to recover the man from the tree.
Crews currently working in the wollescote area. f.serv specialist teams workin in conjunction with Hart To free man trapped 10m in tree
— WestMidsFireService (@WestMidsFire) August 22, 2015
Man released from tree using combination of aerial platform & rope rescue in Stourbridge @Stourbridgefire @TechRescueWMFS and @Oldburyfire
— WestMidsFireService (@WestMidsFire) August 22, 2015
1 Man has been rescued by fire service and ambu HART teams using specialist rope rescue equip, #multi agency. #RTB pic.twitter.com/8tsk0A89Gj
— WestMidsFireService (@WestMidsFire) August 22, 201
Scene being made safe by specialist teams from Tech Rescue. Assertive, Safe and effective Firefighting. #RTB pic.twitter.com/iJ9RAAwEpA
— WestMidsFireService (@WestMidsFire) August 22, 2015
Special Service Call in Stourbridge, excellent inter service operations #opsexcellence pic.twitter.com/LUpBh0VL2f
— Paul Burnham (@paulburnham123) August 22, 2015
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