Man who climbed Okla. TV tower stays for 6th day

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A man who scaled an Oklahoma TV tower last week resisted attempts to coax him down today, as the stalemate lasted into a sixth day.

Rescue crews continued to offer the 25-year-old man food and water, conditional on him agreeing to come down from his perch about 100 feet up the Clear Channel communications tower, where he has been since Thursday.

A person in a fire department truck lift at times touched the man's hand this afternoon, seeming to try to persuade him into the bucket, but was rebuffed.

The last time the man took water was early Friday, and officers say they are concerned.

"We're thinking most people would take us up on that offer," said Tulsa officer Leland Ashley. "But, for whatever reason, he's not coming down."

Dozens of onlookers have flocked to the site, and mental-health experts have urged caution and compassion from members of the public, who have taken to the Internet to weigh in on the situation.