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Cops arrest teen daredevil climbing Brooklyn Bridge cables

Police arrested a teen daredevil seen climbing the cables on the Brooklyn Bridge, police said Wednesday.

Travelers across the East River span spotted Mark Orilall, 18, climbing the cables intersecting with the Manhattan tower at about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, cops said.

After climbing the Manhattan tower, he came down and began to climb the Brooklyn tower as police arrived at the scene.

Cops apprehended Orilall without incident, charging him with reckless endangerment, obstruction of government administration, and criminal trespass.

No injuries were reported.

Orilall lives in Somerset, NJ,  about 45 miles from the Brooklyn Bridge. Tuesday was his first arrest in New York, cops said.

His arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court was pending.

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