Church Bell-Ringer Falls and Gets Tangled in Ropes
- 12 years ago
A church bell-ringer falls from a belfry and gets tangled in ropes.
Most people have heard those telltale church bells.
But, a woman in the UK recently found out the hard way how alarming the task of bell-ringing can be.
The unfortunate 58-year-old lady was rendered unconscious in the tower of St Nicholas Church. According to reports, she had been “thrown around the belfry”.
She was then left suspended roughly 20 feet in the air and entangled in ropes. Fire officials could only access the tower through a trap door that had not been opened in 6 decades.
Armed with rescue lines and equipment, fire officials lifted up a portion of the gallery floor, located at the very top of a narrow staircase and successfully lowered the woman. She was then taken to the hospital by ambulance.
The lady encountered severe bruising. She had only been doing the bell-ringing job for three months and claims that she tripped and hit her head on the belfry wall during the “first pull” of the night.
Most people have heard those telltale church bells.
But, a woman in the UK recently found out the hard way how alarming the task of bell-ringing can be.
The unfortunate 58-year-old lady was rendered unconscious in the tower of St Nicholas Church. According to reports, she had been “thrown around the belfry”.
She was then left suspended roughly 20 feet in the air and entangled in ropes. Fire officials could only access the tower through a trap door that had not been opened in 6 decades.
Armed with rescue lines and equipment, fire officials lifted up a portion of the gallery floor, located at the very top of a narrow staircase and successfully lowered the woman. She was then taken to the hospital by ambulance.
The lady encountered severe bruising. She had only been doing the bell-ringing job for three months and claims that she tripped and hit her head on the belfry wall during the “first pull” of the night.