Video - Tragedy on High: Young Engineers' Final Embrace atop Burning Wind Turbine

Image of two young engineers, aged 19 and 21, in a close embrace atop a wind turbine, where they were trapped following a fire outbreak. Tragically, both of them lost their lives. On October 29, 2013, at the Piet de Wit wind farm of Deltawind in the Netherlands, four engineers were engaged in maintenance work when a severe fire broke out in the turbine's engine room. In the midst of the emergency, two of the engineers managed to evacuate. However, the remaining two were stranded at the summit of the lofty turbine, about 260 feet high. One engineer either fell or leapt to his death, his body later discovered near the base of the turbine. The retrieval of the second engineer's body was delayed and required the assistance of a specialized rescue team.