Police Reach Woman Who Climbed Up Statue Of Liberty
NEW YORK (CBS) - Police have finally reached a woman who scaled up the Statue of Liberty.
Social media photo show the woman atop the pedestal under Lady Liberty's foot, reports CBS2 in New York.
Park officials began talking with the woman around 4:10 p.m. Eastern Time.
The New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit is at the scene and may have to repel down the monument to restrain her if she continues to refuse to come down on her own.
Earlier Wednesday a group of protesters calling themselves "Rise and Resist" hung a banner reading "ABOLISH ICE" from the monument, and activists spells out the same message on their shirts. At 5 p.m. the group posted a tweet to disavow any connection with the climber.
"This action did not include the climber on the statue," the group posted. "Our action was completed earlier. While it was not part of our action, our first priority and concern is for the safety of the climber."
Sources tell CBS2 that people have been evacuated from the immediate area and visitors to Liberty Island are being held at the docks.
Earlier Wednesday a group of protesters calling themselves "Rise and Resist" hung a banner reading "ABOLISH ICE" from the monument, and activists spells out the same message on their shirts.
Edward, a visitor to the Statue of Liberty, was rushed off the island when police ordered the evacuation.
He said the woman was holding either a flag or a t-shirt on the base of the monument.
"There's definitely some people upset that this was ruining their Fourth of July, but for me, it's just definitely the safety of the person who out's there."
The entrance to the monument's pedestal is located directly behind the Statue of Liberty in the white tent.
