‘The wind is hitting us hard’: 911 audio details window washers’ rescue 500 feet above Bellevue

Newly released 911 audio captures a terrifying moment more than 500 feet above Bellevue as two window washers were trapped on a scaffold on the 32nd floor when the wind picked up last Friday.

“The wind is hitting us hard, and we are holding on, but we need to get rescued,” a window washer said. “I got to go because I need both hands.”

The incident occurred at a building at 555 108th Avenue NE, according to the Bellevue Fire Department (BFD). The Redmond Fire Department assisted in the incident…

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