Gwinnett firefighters save worker stuck while working on billboard over highway

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Video from the Georgia Department of Transportation shows a rescue is in progress on HWY 20 in Gwinnett County this Friday morning.

A call to Channel 2 Action News said a man was hanging from the billboard.

According to the Gwinnett Fire & Emergency Services department, crews responded to a worker stuck in a boom truck bucket around 8:30 a.m.

On the video feed from GDOT, a fire truck had its ladder extended into the air and at a billboard.

As of 9:51 a.m., fire officials said the worker was safely brought back to ground.

Channel 2 Action News has a team on the way to bring you LIVE updates on Channel 2 Action News at Noon.

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