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Marisa Lazo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994 (age 29–30) |
| Nationality | Canada - United States |
| Other names | crane girl |
| Known for | requiring a dramatic rescue |
Marisa Lazo is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, living in Toronto, Canada, who attracted public scrutiny, after scaling a high-rise construction crane, and requiring a dramatic rescue.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Friends told reporters Lazo was a thrillseeker, who engaged in "rooftopping"—the practice of covertly trespassing, and climbing abandoned buildings, buildings under construction, or building with dangerous observation points, that aren't open to the public—and then taking trophy photos, in order to claim bragging rights.
Lazo faced mental health court, and several charges, after her rescue, from the hook of a construction crane.[1][2][7] Early on the morning of April 26, 2017, Lazo free-climbed a construction crane, scaled the boom, and then shinnied down the cable, to the crane's hook.[8] Officials were not able to explain what Lazo had planned, once she reached the hook. But, after reaching the hook, she then called out to passers-by, on the street, requesting rescue.
Both the Toronto Police Services and Toronto Fire Services responded.[1][2] A Police hostage negotiator responded, and scaled the construction tower, in order to communicate with Lazo. Acting fire captain Rob Wonfor scaled the tower himself, made his way to the end of the crane, where he was lowered, in a harness, to the hook where Lazo was perched. Once he arrived Lazo cooperated, while he strapped her to his harness. The pair was then slowly lowered to the ground.
Upon reaching the ground Lazo was handcuffed, before she was escorted to hospital.[1][2] Acting captain Wonfor remained on the scene, but his superiors informed reporters he required warming of his core body temperature.
Initially, the plan was that he would secure Lazo to the hook, while the crane operator lowered Lazo to the ground.[1][2] The crane operator informed officials that, in his opinion, this plan wasn't safe. He informed officials there was a serious danger Lazo's clothes would be drawn into the hook's pulleys, either crushing her, or throwing her off the hook.[9] So, the plan was changed, so Lazo was strapped to the rescue harness, and rescuers lowered both Lazo and her rescuer.
On Thursday, April 27, 2017, legal observers described the six charges Lazo faced as excessive, since six convictions would not result in a stiffer sentence. Lazo was released on $500 bail.[10] Bail conditions including surrendering her US passport, and being restricted from entering any construction site.[11]
Spokespersons for The Plaza Group, the company building the high-rise, described a domino effect, where they had to pay approximately 80 workers, who could not work that day, because the site had to be fully inspected, in case Lazo had vandalized equipment, or damaged equipment by accident, making work unsafe.[12] They estimated that her stunt cost them approximately $60,000 CAD.
CTV News reported they found Lazo's Linkedin account, and it indicates she is an Architectural Technology student at George Brown College, who grew up in Port Colborne, Ontario.[4]
Lazo's expeditions
Reporters learned more about Lazo's expeditions from friends who attended her mental health hearing, on the day after her rescue. Sara Burton, described Lazo as an "adventurous girl". Friends offered reporters Lazo's instragram handle, and before it was closed down, they downloaded, and republished, multiple photos that showed her posing on the edges of rooftops, or on railway trestles.[13] Lazo's friends assured reporters that she did not have mental health issues.[14]
The builders revealed that her entry to the building site, and the beginning of her climb, were captured on their security cameras, and had been shared with police.[12] Those videos showed her spending a few minutes casing the site, at 2:30 am, before she scaled the fence, and began her climb. Captain Wonfor, her fire department rescuer, said he was impressed with her climbing ability, as he found climbing the crane challenging, and she made the climb without benefit of any climbing equipment.
References
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Ellen Brait, Peter Goffin (2017-04-27). "Crane climber, described as an 'adventurous girl,' released on bail". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
Lazo, whose stranding atop the sky-high crane and dramatic rescue from it, transfixed onlookers for hours on Wednesday morning, was released on $500 bail Thursday. She faces six charges of mischief.
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Sam Pazzano (2017-04-27). "Woman on crane adventure seeker: Pal". Toronto: Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
Marisa Lazo, 23, captured the world's attention as she was rescued by a Toronto firefighter after spending hours stranded on a crane at a construction site in the Wellesley-Church Sts. area on Wednesday.
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"Woman crane climber named by police as Marisa Lazo, 23". South Bayview News. 2017-04-26. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, shortly after 3 a.m., police responded to 50 Wellesley Street East for a person allegedly climbing a crane in a construction site.
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Jeff Lagerquist (2017-04-26). "Who is Toronto's now-infamous 'Crane Girl'?". Toronto: CTV News. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
Marisa Lazo, who has since been dubbed 'Crane Girl,' is believed to have slid down a cable to the crane's pulley device, where she became stranded. Firefighters are currently saying there was no indication why she scaled the crane in the middle of the night.
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Jessica Caparini (2017-04-26). "Woman stuck on Toronto crane rescued after tense mission for firefighters". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
She had been perched on a gently swaying, thin and short pulley device for at least five hours and was clinging to a steel cable when Acting Fire Captain Rob Wonfor reached her. Police have not released motivation for making the climb.
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Rosie DiManno (2017-04-29). "Thrill-seeking in the age of social media: DiManno". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
There was no audience when she went up, except for the monitoring security cameras which captured her approach and ascent-start, its images flagged about 4 a.m. to Scott McLellan, senior vice-president of Plaza Corp., developer of the downtown Wellesley St. condo project that apparently lured Lazo's adrenalin-pumping interest.
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Codi Wilson, Amara McLaughlin (2017-04-26). "Woman, 22, rescued from crane at downtown construction site faces 6 mischief charges". CP24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
Marisa Lazo is charged with six counts of mischief by interfering with property, Toronto Police Det. Barry Radford told reporters. These charges were laid for endangering the lives of two officers and for impacting work at the construction site, he added.
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"'She just likes to climb things': Woman who scaled Toronto crane to appear in court". Metro News. 2017-04-26. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
In a dramatic early-morning scene that played out in front of a fascinated crowd of onlookers both within the city and, online, around the world, Wonfor brought the woman to the ground just before 8:30 a.m., after a 2 ½ hour rescue operation just east of the Wellesley subway station, near Church St.
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Andrew Fifield (2017-04-26). "Woman rescued after hours perched on crane hook in downtown Toronto". Metro News. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
Once secured, the pair then lowered themselves from the hook after it was decided that it would be too dangerous to move the crane.
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"'An adventurous girl': Toronto crane climber released on bail". Metro News. 2017-04-27. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
Marisa Lazo, 23, was ordered released on a $500 deposit, but may not enter any construction sites or go on any rooftops as a condition of her bail. Lazo, who is a U.S. citizen, was also ordered to surrender her American passport.
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Nicole Thompson (2017-04-27). "Woman rescued from crane in Toronto 'adventure seeking,' friend says". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
Lazo was granted bail for $500 with several conditions, including staying away from construction sites and rooftops. The dual Canadian-American citizen also had to surrender her U.S. passport and attend 'suitable counselling.'
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Jake Edmiston (2017-04-27). "'Woman-on-a-crane' suspect faces six mischief charges for endangering lives, halting construction in Toronto". Toronto: National Post. Archived from the original on 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
McLellan, of Plaza Corp., said the construction site was shut down for the entire day — costing the project an estimated $50,000 to $60,000. Roughly 80 people reported for work on Wednesday, and all had to be paid even though the site was shuttered so safety inspectors could determine whether the crane was damaged. (It was not.) Deliveries had to be sent back, he said, and trade work had to be rescheduled.
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Codi Wilson, Chris Fox (2017-04-27). "Woman charged after scaling crane is 'adventure-seeking person,' friend says". CP24. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
Friends have since confirmed that a series of photos posted to Instagram do show Lazo on the roofs of several downtown buildings and, in one case, lying across train tracks.
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"Crane climber appears in Toronto court, gets bail". CBC News. 2017-04-27. Archived from the original on 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
An Instagram account belonging to Lazo featured several photos of the 23-year-old standing or dangling her feet on the ledge of Toronto buildings.
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