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Worker falls from Great Yarmouth church spire Worker hurt in fall from Great Yarmouth church spire
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A worker in safety equipment has fallen from a church tower in Norfolk and had to be rescued. A scaffolder has suffered serious chest injuries in a fall from a church tower in Norfolk.
The man was working on St Nicolas Church in Great Yarmouth and may have become ill before the fall, Norfolk Fire Service said. The man was working on the spire at St Nicolas Minster in Great Yarmouth and may have lost his footing, Norfolk Fire Service said.
He was suspended in a safety harness about 90ft (28m) above the ground and was injured, the spokesman said. He fell about 15ft (5m) from the spire while working about 100ft (30m) above the ground, the spokesman said.
The area was cordoned off and paramedics climbed up scaffolding to treat him.The area was cordoned off and paramedics climbed up scaffolding to treat him.
Phil Bury, from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The man was injured in the fall and we have worked with police and ambulance colleagues to bring him down safely." Phil Bury, from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The man was injured in the fall and we are working with police and ambulance colleagues to bring him down safely."
The man was suspended for about an hour and was treated by paramedics who climbed scaffolding around the tower after a safety assessment was made. The man was treated by paramedics who climbed scaffolding around the tower after a safety assessment was made.
Mr Bury said a team experienced in working at heights was brought in. The Reverend Andrew Avery, from the minster, said the accident happened as they were finishing morning prayer.
"I believe the man suffered a medical condition," he said. "When we came out the fire service were already here," he said.
"I believe the man fell from the scaffolding around the spire into the tower which has a flat roof.
"He suffered chest injuries which are significant. He is lucky because on the other side of the tower the fall would have been about 100ft (30m) to the ground or on to one of the lower roofs.
"We have prayed that he will make a swift recovery."
A specialist rescue team experienced at working at heights has been brought in to bring the man down, the fire service said.