Group stuck at the top of Spinnaker Tower are freed

THE group of people who have spent the afternoon stuck at the top of Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower are now back with their feet on the ground floor.

Four people were stuck on the top decks of the tower following a technical fault with the lift, after an alarm sounded earlier in the afternoon.

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But after two and a half hours, the group is back on the ground.

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Keith Kerslake, 62 from Chichester, has praised the staff for their support this afternoon.

He said: ‘We finally got out of the Spinnaker Tower at around 5.30pm.

‘I must say that the staff were very helpful.’

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