Illinois crews make Christmas rescue of stranded climber

ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in southwest Illinois have made a Christmas morning rescue after a woman who climbed bluffs above a city park got stuck on a ledge for hours.
The Alton Telegraph reports a 911 caller reported hearing a woman calling for help around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison says the woman climbed the bluffs in an area that’s thick with wooded brush. He estimates she’d been there since 4 p.m. Tuesday and was stranded about 30 feet off the ground in an area with loose rock. Rescue crews used a ladder after cutting a path with a chainsaw.

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