A dramatic situation unfolded high upon a rooftop downtown this morning.
Emergency crews are at Water and McBride's Hill after reports a man was standing on the roof of the BMO building threatening to jump. pic.twitter.com/4Xbuc27pl0
— Andrew Hawthorn @ VOCM (@HawthornVOCM) August 30, 2019
Employees flooding the downtown area were greeted with sirens and rescue crews. Firefighters and police blocked off Water Street at McBride’s Hill when a man was seen to be in a state of distress on the roof of the Bank of Montreal building.
The man climbed onto a building down the road and walked along the tops of other buildings on Water Street until he got to the Bank of Montreal.
The danger passed as paramedics and mental health professionals were able to reach him.
Crews have been able to reach the man, who was in a state of distress. pic.twitter.com/cQIuuYzzK4
— Andrew Hawthorn @ VOCM (@HawthornVOCM) August 30, 2019
The question now is how to get him down safely.
Rescue crews were seen carrying rigging and rope into BMO. pic.twitter.com/ImXwnOfZ25
— Andrew Hawthorn @ VOCM (@HawthornVOCM) August 30, 2019
The man was talked down safely. Emergency crews have left the area and traffic is flowing once again.
The danger now past, crews are packing up and leaving the scene.
It's a happy ending to a story that could have been much worse. pic.twitter.com/Lbx4cSuok4
— Andrew Hawthorn @ VOCM (@HawthornVOCM) August 30, 2019
