Environmental zealots who blocked the Dartford Crossing NAMED pair were finally brought down by an expandable cherry picker

One of the activists who climbed the QEII bridge and blocked Dartford Crossing was a New Zealand music teacher who spent 50 days in a tree.

Marcus Carambola, 33, was suspended over a 275-foot suspension bridge. Kent When Essex With fellow protester Morgan Trowland.

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Both men were knocked down by an extendable cherry picker around 5:30pm today after finally agreeing to come down.

Marcus spent 50 days in a 120-year-old wooden hammock in North Harringay. Londontried to stop the local council from cutting it earlier this year.

of kiwi We have also previously conducted “climbing training” for other eco-activists who want to occupy bridges and trees.

Marcus, from Christchurch, New Zealand, previously said of living in a tree: My London: “Basically everything takes 4-5 times longer in the tree.

“You have to move more carefully. Ideally, everything should be somehow attached, like hanging from a rope or a rope or something, so that if it slips, it won’t fall off.”

“Washing, sleeping and going to the bathroom are the same, but just slowly paying attention. It’s a little easier for men.”

Marcus and Morgan with dire consequences for thousands of drivers Two days after climbing the bridge early Monday morning.

Police were seen trying to talk protesters down and persuade them to get off, but activists insisted they would stay there for at least 24 hours.

After unfurling a large orange banner that read “JUST STOP OIL,” the two men climbed into a hammock suspended about 275 feet above the bridge.

national highway said two hours late spread out on both sides of the river.

Essex Police said they received a report shortly before 3:50 am on Monday that “two people had climbed onto the bridge and are now on high ground”.

Officers confirmed tonight that both men have been arrested.

A spokeswoman said: “The high-altitude operation was successful and two men were arrested.

“The decision about when and how to open the road rests with the highway.”

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