The body of a crane technician who prevented a disaster when he averted two cranes from collapsing on Saturday has been recovered by Dubai Police’s Difficult Missions Department.

The technician died while trying to avert two cranes from crashing into each other, ultimately preventing their fall and a possible disaster.

Major Khalid Ebrahim Al Hamadi, Director of Difficult Missions Department, said that recovering the body was a very challenging process.

He said that the technician had been struck while trying to separate the two cranes to avoid a collapse, and was killed instantly.

Dubai Police were called to the scene, securing and evacuating the area and recovering the body using alternative cranes through the advice of specialist engineers.

Hamadi praised the efforts of his team and called for crane technicians to be extra careful while working in dangerous weather conditions. He also asked that technicians seek the advice of engineers on health and safety issues.

