*(Via WABC-TV) – After more than two hours, police have apprehended a woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty.
U.S. Parks Police evacuated Liberty Island of tourists after a woman climbed to the base of the statue.
Live images from an Eyewitness News camera showed the woman lying at the base of statue.
Jim Dolan reports on the woman climbing the Statue of Liberty.
She appeared to be moving occasionally and waving a t-shirt at times. At other times she was seen lying on her stomach and kicking her feet up behind her.
The climber was holding a t-shirt that says ‘Rise and Resist’ and ‘Trump Care Makes Us Sick.’
The view from another Eyewitness News camera located on another side of the statue showed police scaling the base with a ladder. Approximately six officers are surrounding the woman.
Visitors were being taken off the island via ferry.
“We’ve had two unusual events occur back-to-back,” National Park Service spokesman Jerry Willis told Eyewitness News. “So for the safety and security of our visitors, we decided to evacuate for the day.”
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