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Man safe after fall from cellphone tower

A man was seen dangling in his harness after falling from the tower in the 3400 block of North Desert Drive, police spokesman Cliff Chandler told Channel 2 Action News. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
A man was seen dangling in his harness after falling from the tower in the 3400 block of North Desert Drive, police spokesman Cliff Chandler told Channel 2 Action News. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Rodney Thrash
July 25, 2016

A man is safe after falling from a cellphone tower in East Point, police said.

The man was seen dangling in his harness after falling from the tower in the 3400 block of North Desert Drive, not far from Camp Creek Parkway, police spokesman Cliff Chandler told Channel 2 Action News.

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Rodney Thrash is the morning breaking news coach for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has been with the paper since November 2013.

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