Electrician recorded final goodbyes for family after getting stuck inside 130ft high petrol station sign

AJ Gow is seen inside the road sign at 130ft in the air (Picture: ABC7)

An electrician has revealed how he left goodbye messages to his wife and children after getting stuck inside a sign 130ft in the air.

AJ Gow was working inside the truck stop sign in Wilmington, Illinois, in July when his telescopic boom lift stopped working.

Speaking a month after his ordeal, he said: ‘It was a hot day. There was really no air, so I sent my co-worker down. I said: “Go get me some water any my battery-powered fan”.

‘He went down, and on his way back up, the lift had an issue and could not make it back.’

By 2pm – with temperatures rising to 30°C – his colleague had not been able to fix the lift and, temperatures inside the...