SHELBY Wis. — A heavy metal gizmo fell 200 feet off a cell tower and thudded into a backyard in in the south suburb of LaCrosse. No one was hurt. The Homeowner, Mark, Bell, was both alarmed and amused. He calculated that the device reached 77 mph by the time it reached the ground. “Nobody ever told us to put hon ardhats,” he said. A crew for the company,Vertical Bridge, which owns the tower, was up there doing maintenance.
Tower owner. The company, based in Delray Beach Florida, operates 6,900 cell towers nationwide. It’s not known for promot public relations and ignored queries from Bell and news reporters.
Suborbital, yes. Heavy nonetheless.