Hanging Tough!

By KENNETH GARGER and JESSICA SIMEONE, New York Post: Local
Mon, 12/12/2011 - 11:33pm

A construction worker dangles six stories up in Kips Bay yesterday, held by only his safety harness and a rope after toppling over the edge of a suspended scaffold. He had been hanging for 20 agonizing minutes when firefighters finally rescued him using a cherry picker, authorities said. The rescuers...

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