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Trapped Workers Rescued From Atop Hospital

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- Two workers were rescued after they were stuck for several hours in a cherry picker six stories high.

The workers were at St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs on Monday when the cherry picker malfunctioned.

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St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs credit: CBS)

They were out in the cold for nearly five hours.

Crews were able to rescue them. They were not hurt, just a little chilly.

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(credit: CBS)
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