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Car Dangling Off Parking Garage Rules Austin Internet's Friday Afternoon

Michael Crawford/KUT

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: The car has been lowered to the ground.

EARLIER: Just before 3 p.m. word came from the Austin Fire Department's Twitter account: a car was dangling off the roof of a parking garage at Congress and 6th Street in downtown Austin. 

Here's a video from the scene as the car dangled: 

The person was in the car when it went over the edge and became entangled in a safety cable, but he made it out safely.

It didn't take long for the news to take off on the internet. 

Matt Largey is the Projects Editor at KUT. That means doing a little bit of everything: editing reporters, producing podcasts, reporting, training, producing live events and always being on the lookout for things that make his ears perk up. Got a tip? Email him at mlargey@kut.org. Follow him on Twitter @mattlargey.