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| Man climbs 200ft wheel attraction | Man climbs 200ft wheel attraction |
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| A man has climbed onto the top of the Belfast Wheel. | A man has climbed onto the top of the Belfast Wheel. |
| The 38-year-old scaled the 200ft structure shortly after 1830 BST on Monday. | |
| At about 2030 BST he left the top of the visitor attraction and made his way towards firefighters making their way up the wheel to rescue him. | At about 2030 BST he left the top of the visitor attraction and made his way towards firefighters making their way up the wheel to rescue him. |
| He then continued down the rest of the way. The man was subsequently arrested. | He then continued down the rest of the way. The man was subsequently arrested. |
| Deputy Fire Officer Louis Jones said it had been a "difficult rescue" and that when the crews arrived they had observed the man at "the top of the wheel holding on". | |
| There were people in the wheel's pods | |
| "We deployed our specialist rescue team who are trained to climb structures such as this," he said. | |
| "They climbed up and made contact with the individual. | |
| "Thankfully it went well, but things like this are so dangerous they could equally have a tragic ending." | |
| There had been people in some of the pods on the wheel, which was halted during the incident. | There had been people in some of the pods on the wheel, which was halted during the incident. |
| Roads in the area were closed and a large crowd of people gathered to watch. | Roads in the area were closed and a large crowd of people gathered to watch. |
| The wheel, which is situated in the grounds of Belfast City Hall, offers views across the city. | The wheel, which is situated in the grounds of Belfast City Hall, offers views across the city. |
| It is operated by World Tourist Attractions in association with NI's Department for Social Development. | It is operated by World Tourist Attractions in association with NI's Department for Social Development. |