911 call released of Bellevue window washers rescue

Fox - Seattle
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Nov 14, 2026
We're now hearing the 911 call made by one
of two window washers dangling from the side
of an Amazon building in Bellevue.
They were rescued after first responders coordinated
from hundreds of feet in the air last week.
Fox 13's Dan Griffin takes us through the incredible response.
Window washers climb high at buildings like these on any given day,
but here at the Amazon Sonic building,
with whipping winds, things took a dangerous turn.
39 floors up, wild winds,
and two window washers with their lives on the line.
This Redmond Fire video shows the rescue.
Ready!
But now we're hearing the pleas for help from 532 feet above ground.
Hello, can you hear me?
Hi, we're window washers on the Redmond.
I can barely hear what you're saying.
Firefighters from Redmond and Bellevue
rushed to the scene on 108th Avenue Northeast.
Hello?
We're window washers.
Where the f*** are we?
555 Bellevue, Sonic, Amazon Sonic.
We need to get rescued.
All of this unfolding as people were heading home
from work last Friday.
Okay, 555 Bellevue Way?
Amazon Sonic.
We're on the west wall on the top of the hill.
Top floor, the wind is hitting us hard and we're holding on,
but we need to get rescued.
There was no time to waste.
I gotta go because I need both hands.
How high up are you?
I don't know, 32 floors, 42 floors.
Stop!
Bellevue Police deployed a drone for aerial visuals
as rope rescue teams from Bellevue Fire and Redmond Fire
crews worked together to get the window washers to safety.
Now, a drone from Bellevue Police was used to help in the rescue.
Bellevue Fire is now trying to raise $100,000 to buy its own.
That could help in future rescues.
We'll have more information on Fox13Seattle.com and the Fox Local app.
For now, in Bellevue, Dan Griffin, Fox 13 News.
