Foot Ascent: Climber and Observation Point

foot ascent: Police, standing on a ladder and a ledge nearby, tried to talk the climber into descending, according to NOW Magazine. The climber made about a 25-foot ascent from the monument's observation point, National Park Service spokesman Jerry Willis said. About 100 feet aboveground, the climber alternately sat and lay by the bottom edge of the statue's robes for more than two hours on Wednesday, news helicopter video showed. Visitors were forced to leave Liberty Island hours before its normal 6 15 p.m. closing time, he said. The message referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a part of the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier and farther below, at least six people were taken into custody after unfurling a banner that read Abolish I.C.E., Willis said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.