Santa Saved by Norwalk, CT, Rescue Technicians

Dec. 9, 2024

The jolly fellow's bright red suit got entangled in the rigging, leaving him dangling 60 feet in the air, Norwalk fire officials reported.

Susan Nicol

Santa found himself in a bit of a predicament -- at 60 feet in the air -- and needed assistance.

Norwalk firefighters found the man in a red suit dangling after said outfit got snarled in the rigging as he was rappelling down a 13-story building.

Technical rescue personnel discussed their plan with Santa from a sixth-floor window. After placing a safety line on the jolly fellow, he was moved inside.

There were no injuries to Santa or his rescuers, according to a post on Norwalk Fire Department's Facebook page.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.