Cherry picker versus helicopter?
 

Surely an helicopter would a better alternative for such a mission???
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...rlisle-chimney
A 80 metres cherry picker? with a 200kgs payload platform??

This is what they are looking for

https://www.elev8hire.com/machines/p...cess-platform/

Wonder what the problem with not been able to winch him/her off the chimney ...... possibly suicidal?? Definitely crazy!!

Well, there is vid of an helicopter hovering over the chimney so presumably they've tried but feel the need to have a platform there instead. Or maybe as well - somewhere for the winchie to stand while getting the casualty sorted for lifting?

Fred Dibnah would have built a platform on in the morning.

Apparently the back-draft would worsen the situation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-50207301

Not nioe! We had a similar call-out for a casualty unconscious in the Akrotiri aerial farm. The difficulty (more so there because of the other aerials) is securing the casualty when you, yourself, are working from a moving support. Get it wrong and it's game over! Thankfully, one of the aerial riggers climbed up and secured him and he was lowered by rope. Big sigh of relief and back to 3 handed bridge!:ok:

Fred would have knocked some bricks out, put in some sleepers, worked his way round the bottom and then lit them bringing him down in style.... Glad he seems to be safe, it's a local landmark at home, the only chimney that survives, the rest went years ago. I hope his leg is ok.

Sad news

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1...rlisle/?ref=ar

I really feel sorry for the rescue workers as well here. On the face of it this probably seemed quite 'doable' but some things aren't as easy as they seem.
Apparently , at one stage the victim was talking to them but then became unresponsive, so to be up so close up to this tragedy must be difficult for everyone.

losing a patient you likely could have saved is the worst. RIP to the fellow. I'm at a loss as to why he was up there or what exactly happened to him to get into that predicament.

when exactly it became a recovery mission is anyone's guess on here really.

in hindsight, they can look back on the decisions and determine if the outcome would have been better or worse choosing a different method.
Not exactly a rescue you could have had the forethought to practice, or possibly ever do again in a lifetime.

I'm afraid that link seems to be broken. This one seems to work: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1...s-day-tragedy/

Illuminating article though, thank you.