Builder rescued in China as he hangs mid-air 40 metres up A construction worker in south west China has been rescued after being suspended in mid-air for an hour. The man was left hanging after a mechanical problem with a tower crane jerked the suspension cage he was standing on. In thick fog, rescuers used a steel pole to draw him closer to the side of the building. They then attached a rope to the man before eventually pulling him to safety. The man seemed to escape physically unharmed.