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His sense of adventure and lack of sense of danger. it's like having a 2-year-old. >> one of his favorite fixations? >> he's always liked to climb. right over the backyard fence, there was 120-foot power tower. there was a green belt behind the house with a series of electrical towers and john had started to climb them. >> so far, john has only managed to get at the scaffolds and ground level because his family coaxed him down but that day with both parents away at work he ventures higher. >> john had recently discovered the spikes on the side of the tower, about 20 feet up, so he was able to ...

Down, to stop. >> 911 emergency. >> this is an autistic child that climbed in front of my house. >> word quickly gets out. >> way above there now. >> he's just about to the top where the wires are. hurry. >> okay. >> in no time john is 120 feet up along with his older brother james. >> he went straight up. i was trying to be calm. you know? looking at things. but it was a sight i could do without. i was afraid up there. >> when we got to the top he got his glasses off he couldn't see how far down it was. >> their father byron hears the news on a traffic report and races home. sandra gets alert...

In jail. >> that's not a good party plan. not a way to start off a marriage, having a groom get tased and arrested on his wedding day. >> back up! back up! up! back up. >> it was a quiet made if he made it to his honeymoon. coming up, a pair of brothers stranded on a tower, carrying 230,000 volts. >> i just wanted them down. i wanted them down right then i have a cold when caught on camera high voltage continues. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. oh, what a relief it i...

That john liked helicopters and he'd get excited and flap his arms and the first thing i asked is, can you ask the helicopters to back off a little? >> he'd be excited now then by the helicopters, the crowd, all the attention he was getting. no, he was not afraid. >> the lines carry 230,000 volts, enough juice to power a small town. the authorities cut the electricity but they warn there may still be 20,000 volts of residual power. captain terry self of the mesa fire department harnesses himself to the tower and leads the rescue. >> get higher and higher and before you get to the top, some poi...

Down, to stop. >> 911 emergency. >> this is an autistic child that climbed a power pole in front of my house. >> word quickly gets out. >> way above there now. >> he's just about to the top where the wires are. hurry. >> okay. >> in no time john is 120 feet up along with his older brother james. >> he went straight up. i was trying to be calm. you know? looking at things. but it was a sight i could do without. i was afraid up there. >> when we got to the top he got his glasses off he couldn't see how far down it was. >> their father byron hears the news on a traffic report and races home. sand...