Russian Roof Climbers Arrested After Marriage Proposal Atop Empire State Building

Russian roof climbers Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and were subsequently detained by police. At the building's spire, they displayed a banner bearing the well-known Jimi Hendrix quote: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." Beerkus then proposed to Nikolau, and she accepted. Footage of Beerkus getting down on one knee was captured by police officers from a helicopter. The couple was standing at a height of approximately 440 meters (1,444 feet).