Sleepwalker found dozing high atop crane

LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Authorities are investigating how a sleepwalking teenage London girl ended up asleep atop a 130-foot crane in the middle of the night.

A passer-by spotted the girl around 1:30 a.m. June 25, and called the police, thinking she was going to jump.

A firefighter climbed up and inched along the beam to where the girl was sleeping. He was very cautious about startling her as he secured the unidentified teen in a safety harness, The Times of London said.

A special rescue truck was called, which deployed a hydraulic ladder to get the girl down after 2 1/2 hours.

The girl's parents were called to the scene, and told police their daughter is a frequent sleepwalker, the report said.