EMERGENCY service teams have been called to Cowes this afternoon (Thursday) — to a workman stuck at height after falling off a roof. 

At 1.28pm, fire crews from Newport and Ryde were called to the scene at Rope Walk, off Medina Road. 

The workman was reported to have fallen backwards off a roof, and was then stuck suspended in a harness, attached to a three-story building with scaffolding. 

A spokesperson for Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue said they were called to assist the ambulance service with the male casualty. 

The incident is ongoing. 

UPDATE 3pm:

Fire crews used an aerial ladder platform to reach the casualty. 

The workman has been rescued and is now in the care of the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service.