After lingering for a time, the two collected the banner and began to climb down, picking their way along the latticework of metal to a wider ledge, where one seemed to set up a piece of photography equipment and got down on one knee. After the two kissed again and hugged, the other person took selfies with an outstretched left hand, as if examining a ring.
Police Emergency Services Unit officers started ascending a ladder in the spindly structure to intercept them. Police body camera video showed an officer calling out a greeting and explaining, “Well, you can’t be up here.”
An off-camera voice replied with what sounded like, “We are engaged.”
A few seconds later, officers reached a landing within the antenna and met the couple, who were coming down a ladder and calmly spoke with police, the video showed.
Nikolau posted images of the escapade on her social media accounts, including a photo that modelled an engagement-style ring above a bird’s-eye view of Manhattan.
The two climbers – whom police identified by their formal names, Angelina Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov – were arrested on burglary, reckless endangerment and other charges. It wasn’t immediately clear whether they had attorneys who could speak to the allegations. Messages seeking comment were sent to the couple.
“Skywalkers: A Love Story” follows Beerkus and Nikolau as they make often unauthorised ascents of tall structures, sometimes posing as construction workers to sneak in.
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