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Tourists Arrested for Climbing Brooklyn Bridge to Take Selfies, Police Say

By Alexandra Leon | January 26, 2017 5:59pm
 Two Australian tourists were arrested for climbing a beam over the roadway on the Brooklyn Bridge to take photos, police said.
Two Australian tourists were arrested for climbing a beam over the roadway on the Brooklyn Bridge to take photos, police said.
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DUMBO — A pair of tourists were arrested after climbing a beam on the Brooklyn Bridge to snap selfies, according to police and a report.

The two men, who were visiting from Australia, left the pedestrian walkway on the bridge and climbed onto a beam above Manhattan-bound traffic around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, an NYPD spokesman said.

Officers arrested the men after they took several selfies atop the beam, according to the New York Post.

The 20- and 22-year-old were charged with reckless endangerment and criminal trespassing, and released without bail.

Attorney information for the men was not immediately available.