Woman rescued from crane at Toronto construction site faces 6 mischief charges
TORONTO — A woman who spent hours suspended high above a construction site after scaling a crane in downtown Toronto was rescued by being strapped to a rappelling firefighter and lowered to the ground as dozens watched in suspense from below.
Cheers erupted from onlookers as the pair’s feet hit the ground at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to a safe conclusion.
The woman, who police identified as 23-year-old Marisa Lazo, was then handcuffed and handed over to paramedics. Lazo faces six counts of mischief by interfering with property and will appear in court Thursday.
The woman’s perilous climb nonetheless remained a mystery even to those tasked with retrieving her, with firefighters saying there was no indication why she scaled the crane in the middle of the night.