The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is working to rescue 2 men stuck high in a cherry picker in Ventnor this afternoon (Thursday).
Firefighters from Ryde and Newport are in attendance at the scene on Belgrave Road with 2 appliances and an aerial ladder platform being utilised.
It’s understood that mechanisms on board the cherry picker have caused a safety cut out, rendering the basket – and its occupants – stuck several metres in the air to the front of The Royal Hotel.
Crews are using the Aerial Ladder Platform to extricate the 2 men from the basket and return them to safety on the ground.
Belgrave Road, between the junctions of Bath Road and Park Avenue, has been closed to both traffic and pedestrians while firefighters carry out the rescue operation.
UPDATE @ 15:00 – The rescue operation has resulted in the 2 workers being successfully retrieved and lowered to the ground.
Engineers will now look to low the cherry picker safely without the risk of injury.
Fire crews have now stood down from the incident and the obstructed section of the road has now reopened to traffic.
Station Officer Julian Fountaine has said that the duo had been stuck in the air for around 1 hour 30 mins – but luckily in fair weather.
Oh mate I can see the pub from here
So where are the cherry trees!
The fire brigade went cherry picking in Ventnor.
Fantastic views , and great weather .
I would have loved that .
Why are they not both wearing a mask and keeping their distance
Their outside doofus .
At least it was a nice day for it 🙂
How embarrassing. Could have been worse. Not sure why it could not have been controlled from the ground. Can only assume engine failed. If the controls fail in the cage can still control from the ground. Maybe someone needs to RFTM.
Daft question but from the pic, if mechanisms on board caused a safety cut out as stated why did they let it go that high before it cut out in the first place???? What were they using it for also seeing its stranded in the middle of space!! “Let’s see how high this thing goes….. Oh bo×!+×ks!!!!!!”