Illinois worker spent over six hours trapped in gas station sign too tall for fire truck ladders to reach

An Illinois attraction worker was trapped for much than six hours successful a 130-foot-tall state position motion aft his assistance malfunctioned.

The worker, who identified himself arsenic AJ Gow, was doing repair activity Tuesday connected nan towering sign, which is located on Lorenzo Road disconnected Interstate 55 successful Wilmington.

At 1:55 p.m., nan Wilmington Fire District was called to this area connected a study of a worker stuck wrong 1 of nan enclosed signs atop nan motion pole.

"The telescopic roar assistance utilized by nan worker had malfunctioned and Fire District unit were told he had been astatine nan elevated position for astir 3 hours," officials pinch nan occurrence territory said successful a connection connected societal media.

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Fire crews pinch nan Wilmington Fire District successful Illinois ascend a roar assistance to rescue a attraction worker, AJ Gow, who was trapped wrong 1 of nan signs atop nan 130-foot rod for hours connected Tuesday. (Wilmington Fire District)

"The telescopic roar assistance utilized by nan worker had malfunctioned and Fire District unit were told he had been astatine nan elevated position for astir 3 hours," officials pinch nan occurrence territory said successful a connection connected societal media.

Additionally, nan motion rod had nary stairs aliases ladders built into it, making it intolerable for rescue teams to climb up without different lift, officials said.

Another problem was that nan Wilmington Fire District's trucks person ladders that only spell 100 feet successful nan air, which meant Gow was 30 feet retired of reach.

Eventually occurrence officials located different roar assistance successful nan Joliet area, which is astir 20 miles northbound of nan remainder stop. The assistance was brought to nan motion pinch an Illinois State Police escort, officials said.

AJ Gow, nan worker, said he spent complete six hours trapped successful nan interior of nan motion aft his assistance malfunctioned. (Wilmington Fire District)

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After nan caller assistance was successful place, firefighters were capable to scope Gow and get him backmost to nan ground, nan occurrence territory said.

Gow thanked each nan first responders from different departments that came to his aid, saying that "seeing that assistance rotation up pinch constabulary escorts was nan item of my time for sure!!"

Gow later said connected societal media that he spent complete six hours successful a cramped position wrong nan interior of nan sign.

An aerial position of nan motion AJ Gow was trapped successful for much than six hours this week. (WFLD)

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"I was excessively basking and thirsty to beryllium anxious. I was moreso nauseous and dizzy. And incredibly uncomfortable to beryllium successful for complete 6 hours. It was only 16" wide and wasn't moreover gangly capable to guidelines afloat upright either," Gow wrote successful consequence to personification commenting connected nan occurrence district's post.

In different comment, Gow said nan motion "kept swaying pinch nan wind."

Gow said that aft he sewage down, he went to nan infirmary to beryllium treated for dehydration. Fox News Digital reached retired to Gow for comment.