Promo Clocks Cause Massive Evacuation

9-25-2012

These promotional clocks were delivered to a CBS-owned radio station in Los Angeles. The person checking the mail heard them ticking. It was determined the box these clocks came in was suspicious and an evacuation of thousands followed. The 27-story building the CBS cluster is located in includes law firms and the Securities and Exchange Commission. It all turned out to be a false alarm after police determined the clocks were harmless.

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Cause of Death Still Unknown in Tower Death

12-28-2011

The dangerous work of tower climbing was put in the spotlight this week when 61 year old Nick Rouskey of Cape Coral Florida died while changing light bulbs near the top of an 800 foot tower. His death is still being investigated and now rescuers are discussing how difficult it is transporting a body in such a situation. Bonita Springs Florida Firefighter Greg Dewitt and five others made up the team involved in bringing Rouskey's body down 700 feet. Rouskey told ABC-TV in Fort Myers "It's nerve-racking, but you've got a job to do. Firefighter Chris martin told the station "I know if it was my family member I would want someone to do the best job they could of getting him down."
With the tower swaying, firefighters carefully untangled Rouskey's harness and started lowering him to the ground. It took four hours to bring Rouskey's body to the ground. Rouskey's grandson watched as rescuers worked to bring his body down. Official cause of death will not be known until the autopsy results are released.

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