ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Emergency crews responded to the WTVO-TV / WQRF-TV television station Monday afternoon after a professional tower climber suffered a medical emergency while working on a broadcast tower.
Personnel from Rockford Fire and Northwest Fire Protection District were called to 1917 N. Meridian Road at 3:05 p.m.
According to preliminary information, the worker was conducting a routine equipment inspection of the tower, 275 feet up, when he began experiencing a medical issue believed to be related to dehydration…