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After landing a parachute atop the Tower, George Hopkins watched his 1,000-foot-long descent rope fall out of reach, leaving him stranded with no way down. Afraid to fall asleep on the summit, he paced in the gusty October wind while rescue plans formed below. Ideas included a Goodyear Blimp and a Navy helicopter, but the job ultimately required a technical climber. During the six-day ordeal in 1941, more than 7,000 spectators watched as climber Jack Durrance and his team brought Hopkins down to safety.
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