Woman rescued from sign above busy Southern California freeway

All lanes of the 55 Freeway in Santa Ana have reopened after a woman climbed over an overpass fence and onto a freeway sign platform, prompting an hourslong rescue operation that brought traffic to a standstill.

Officers with the California Highway Patrol and crews with the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the overpass just south of 17th Street, where authorities shut down all northbound and southbound lanes as first responders worked to reach the woman…

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