MANCHESTER, N.H.- A man is safe after being rescued from an open window ledge 11 stories high.
Authorities say Sunday afternoon police and firefighters answered a call at 55 South Main Street following reports of a man seen sitting outside an open window.
Once in scene Police made contact with the man and began talking with him to keep him calm and engaged. However, officials note that there was a challenge in gaining access to the apartment due makeshift barricades placed inside the unit.
Once the ladder team was locked into position, entry teams entered the apartment, reached the window, and safely pulled the man back inside to safety.
The man was not injured. Police have not released his identity or what motivated him to climb out on the window ledge.
