Child trapped on roof of two-story house needs rescue, Charleston WV


A 4-year-old boy climbed onto the roof of a two-story house near Washington St using a ladder. He is stuck and cannot safely climb back down because he is slipping on the old shingles. Emergency responders are being sent to assist him.
Audio|Source: Webster County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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near Washington St, 4-year-old male,
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has climbed on the roof with a ladder, is unable to back off the ladder.
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Respond attack 1, alert time 1553.
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7.7 in route section.
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27, 1554.
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1113 Webster. Go ahead.
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Is it a single-story building and does he have a ladder there?
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I believe it is two-story.
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He climbed up the ladder. The ladder is there. He's just unable to back off of it.
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That's a copy.
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1180 is on the scene.
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Um, give me just a minute and I'll let you know what's going on.
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1180. 1180 copy.
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Hey, Benny.
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Good.
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Go ahead.
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He said it's just old shingles up here on the gravel. He's sliding,
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he keeps losing his traction to get back to the ladder.
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He just needs help getting from the peak of the house back down to the ladders.
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All he needs up here.
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Location mentioned:
Near Washington St W, Charleston, WV 25301
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