After more than 5 hours, man is finally down from a cellphone tower in Hialeah

After almost six hours, a man who climbed to the top of a cellphone tower in Hialeah at around 10 a.m. and is finally down. Rescue crews loaded the man into a lift alongside the structure.

The family of the man identified him as 58-year-old Pablo Torres, and told WSVN that he had mental health issues.

Relatives are unsure why he pulled this frightening stunt. His mother, with whom he lives, tried to talk him down, but that only made him go higher, the station added.

Wearing a T-shirt and slacks, Torres was seen carrying a cellphone and was alternating between seeming calm and screaming down at people on the ground. He appeared to be in no hurry to get down, lying down on the top and covering his face with his shirt. For a while, he was lying on a level surface at the top, possibly asleep.

The tower is located at West Palm Avenue and 45th Place. Motorists are warned to stay away from the area.

This story was originally published October 19, 2018 at 11:09 AM.