Worker Stranded 20 Feet Up Rescued From Bucket Truck In McLean

MCLEAN, VA — Fairfax County firefighters rescued a worker stranded about 20 feet above the ground in a bucket truck Thursday morning in McLean, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

Crews responded shortly before 11:30 a.m. to the westbound Route 267 ramp at Dolley Madison Boulevard after the bucket truck lost power, leaving the worker trapped in the elevated bucket.

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Members of Tower 401 safely lowered the worker to the ground. No injuries were reported.

The ramp, which was temporarily affected by the rescue operation, has reopened, fire officials said.