Dramatic scenes in the heart of Sydney as two teenagers climb the AWA Tower to take SELFIES more than 110 metres above the ground

  • Two teens were spotted climbing the top of Sydney's AWA Tower on Monday 
  • Footage shows the two daredevils reached the steeple of the 112-metre tower 
  • Witnesses told Daily Mail Australia the boys were taking selfies  

By KAREN RUIZ, US ASSISTANT EDITOR (EXCLUSIVES)

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Two teens have been spotted cheating death after they scaled Sydney's AWA Tower to 'take selfies.'

NSW Police were called to the scene after receiving reports people were climbing the tower on York St, in the city's CBD around 4pm.

Dramatic footage shows the two daredevils inside the tower's crow's nest before making their way to the top of the steeple of the 112-metre building. 

At one point, one boy is seen extending his arm out while at the top of the spire and appears to take a selfie.  

Let me take a selfie: Footage taken by a witness shows the two daredevils reached the top of the tower's spire. At one point one of the teens appears to take a selfie

Let me take a selfie: Footage taken by a witness shows the two daredevils reached the top of the tower's spire. At one point one of the teens appears to take a selfie 

Cheating death: The boys were seen in the crow's nest of the tower before climbing out to the top of the spire
They did not appear to have any harnesses or safety gear

Cheating death: The boys were seen in the crow's nest of the tower before climbing out to the top of the spire  

The two were spotted climbing the top of Sydney's AWA Tower on Monday afternoon

The two were spotted climbing the top of Sydney's AWA Tower on Monday afternoon 

It is understood officers were waiting for them to come down to arrest them. 

A NSW Police spokesman confirmed the pair have been arrested and were taken to Day Street police station.  

The two boys are believed to be 13 and 14 years old, 9News reported.   

Witness Pedro Cuccovillo said he and his colleagues spotted the men climbing the building from his work office. 

'We all held our breath,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 

'[They were] taking selfies. They looked like they wanted to come back down but couldn't.'

The pair, who were dressed in black, were seen on the platform of the tower before they scaled their way to the highest point with no harnesses or any other type of safety gear. 

'They were literally a slip away from death,' Pedro added. 

The boys first made it to the platform before boldly climbing up

The boys first made it to the platform before boldly climbing up 

Dramatic footage shows the two daredevils made their way to the top  of the 112-metre building

Dramatic footage shows the two daredevils made their way to the top  of the 112-metre building

The AWA Tower on York Street, in Sydney's CBD, has a radio transmission video at the top

The AWA Tower on York Street, in Sydney's CBD, has a radio transmission video at the top 

 

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