A portion of the downtown was closed last evening as London Police, Fire and EMS responded to reports of a man in distress.
First responders arrived to find a man climbing a crane at a construction site in the King and Ridout Street area. Rescuers followed the man up the crane in an attempt to help him. After speaking with the man it was determined he was not in distress but it was several hours before he climbed down.
A 31 year old man of no fixed address has been charged with mischief endangering life.