Man Trapped At Top Of 300ft Chimney In Carlisle Is Dead

A man found at the top of a 300ft chimney is dead, police have confirmed.

The man, who was in his 50s, was found dangling upside down at the top of Dixon's Chimney, in Carlisle, Cumbria.

A huge rescue operation was launched earlier today (Monday) after the alarm was raised at around 2.20am. However, police have now confirmed the man is dead.

In a statement, Cumbria Police said: "We can confirm that a man that was trapped at height on Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle and later recovered through a multi-agency operation has been confirmed as deceased.

"Paramedics pronounced the man, in his 50s from Carlisle, deceased at the scene at 16.46 hours.

"The man was reported trapped at around 2.20am today and a rescue operation was launched and a multi-agency group was later convened.

"The highly complex rescue operation has included agencies such as police, Cumbria and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services, the Northwest ambulance service, the coastguard, mountain rescuers and specialist contractors. All agencies worked as quickly as possible to try to rescue the man.

"The operation involved road closures, the use of drones to assess the scene, a helicopter and a cherry picker brought in from Glasgow.

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"All this was done with the aim of bringing the man down safely whilst maintaining the safety of emergency service staff.

"The man was recovered after a cherry picker was used to transport specialist technicians and specialist firefighters - trained to work at height - to the top of the chimney to lower him down.

"The thoughts of emergency services and partners are with the family and friends of the man. Specialist welfare police officers are supporting his family at this difficult time.

"An investigation will commence into the circumstances into how and why the man was on the chimney and the constabulary will be informing Her Majesty's coroner."

Topics: UK News

Jake Massey

Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. From there, Jake became a reporter at the Eastern Daily Press. Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person.

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