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Carlisle Dixons chimney: Man stuck on 290ft structure has died Carlisle Dixons chimney: Man stuck on 290ft structure has died
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A man who was stuck upside down at the top of a 290ft former mill chimney for about 15 hours has died.A man who was stuck upside down at the top of a 290ft former mill chimney for about 15 hours has died.
Emergency services were called to Dixons Chimney in Carlisle at about 02:20 GMT but an attempt to rescue him with a helicopter was abandoned.Emergency services were called to Dixons Chimney in Carlisle at about 02:20 GMT but an attempt to rescue him with a helicopter was abandoned.
A specialist cherry picker from Scotland was drafted in to help and the man was brought down shortly before 17:00 GMT. A specialist cherry picker from Scotland was drafted in to help and the man, in his 50s and from Carlisle, was brought down at about 16:45 GMT.
Cumbria Police confirmed shortly after that he was dead. Cumbria Police confirmed he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesman said they knew the identity of the man and specialist officers were assisting his family. A spokesman said they knew his identity and specialist officers were assisting his family.
He said while the man had responded to rescuers earlier, there had been no contact for "some hours" before the specialist team from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service used the cherry picker to reach him. He said while the man had responded to rescuers earlier, there had been no contact for "some hours" before a specialist team used the cherry picker to reach him.
Supt Matt Kennerley earlier said attempts to rescue the man using a helicopter had "not been possible due to the precarious position the man is in and the potential for back-draft to worsen the situation". The rescue effort was described as "highly complex" and included the use of drones to assess the scene.
Police said specialist firefighters, who are trained to work at height, lowered the man down from the chimney.
Supt Matt Kennerley earlier said attempts to rescue the man using a helicopter had "not been possible due to the precarious position" the man was in and the "potential for back-draft to worsen the situation".
Roads around the prominent listed local landmark, which was built in 1836, were closed during the rescue operation.Roads around the prominent listed local landmark, which was built in 1836, were closed during the rescue operation.
Volunteers from the Penrith Mountain Rescue Team and the coastguard helicopter were also at the scene. Volunteers from the Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, Lancashire Fire and Rescue and the coastguard helicopter were also at the scene.
An investigation will be launched into how and why the man reached the top of the chimney, police said.