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Spain’s National Police Detail Coordinated Rooftop Rescue in Valencia

Police officers joined firefighters alongside building staff in a human chain using an auxiliary rope to free a construction worker suspended by his safety harness for ten minutes

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Overview

  • On June 30 at 10 a.m. in Quatre Carreres a construction worker fell six meters but remained hanging by his lifeline for about ten minutes
  • Officers from the National Police’s Grupo Operativo de Respuesta heard bystanders’ calls and secured fire brigade support through the Sala CIMACC-091 dispatch system
  • Responders requested an auxiliary rope from building personnel after discovering the lifeline was too taut for direct ascent
  • A human chain of police, firefighters and building staff used the rope to pull the worker to safety without injury
  • Authorities have closed the incident after the worker declined medical assistance and the police released an official communiqué on the joint operation