40 Feet Down, One Way Up: Crane Hoists Worker To Safety At Lorton Construction Site (PHOTOS)

Getting him out was going to take more than a ladder.

A construction worker left suspended approximately 40 feet below ground in Virginia was hauled back to safety by crane during a dramatic technical rescue on Monday afternoon, Aug. 31, officials said.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called at approximately 1:46 p.m. to the construction site near Richmond Highway and Armistead Road in Lorton, where the worker had become suspended during construction operations…

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