Tower Bridge in central London has reopened following an incident where a person scaled the railings.
City of London police closed the bridge and warned people to avoid the area where possible after a hooded person was spotted climbing the landmark bridge and sitting on the suspension railings.
It remains unknown how and why the person ascended the bridge.
Police said they received reports of a man scaling the bridge at 10.19 am and he came down safely at 12.22pm.
Emergency services were spotted speaking to the person in a cherry picker, before he was escorted into an ambulance.
The Independent has reached out to London Ambulance Services for comment.
The bridge reopened at around 12:50pm, with the attraction’s social media account confirming that “visitors with pre-booked tickets will be accommodated all day.”
The closure caused congestion between Limehouse and Aldgate as buses are on diverted routes through the city.
The incident comes a day after a man has been arrested for scaling the Elizabeth Tower of Big Ben. A man spent 16 hours perched on the London landmark holding a Palestine flag after he climbed barefoot at around 7.20am on Saturday.
He came down just after midnight on Sunday. Met Police charged Daniel Day of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.
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