A woman who was arrested after spending hours perched high above Toronto on a crane Wednesday morning has been granted bail.Marisa Lazo, 23, was ordered released on a $500 deposit, but may not enter any construction sites or go on any rooftops as a condition of her bail. Lazo, who is a U.S. citizen, was also ordered to surrender her American passport.She’s scheduled to return to court next month.When she arrived in the courtroom at Old City Hall around midday Thursday, a man in the back shouted, “Marisa, you’re an angel.” Outside the court, a woman who identified herself only as “Sara” described Lazo as “an adventure seeker.”“It was not her best decision but the fact that she did it was not a shock to me or that she had the ability to do it,” she told reporters.“People are speculating that mental health played a role but I don’t believe that. “She’s just an adventurous girl.”Lazo was charged with six counts of criminal mischief after a daring rescue around 8:30 a.m. yesterday, more than four hours after police were first alerted to a woman on the crane near the corner of Wellesley St. E. and Church St.Firefighter Rob Wonfor, a 52-year-old acting captain, climbed the crane and placed Lazo in a safety harness before securing her to him and rappelling to the ground.Hundreds of people gathered to watch the rescue, which began at around 6 a.m., and lasted for 2 ½ hours. Lazo was handcuffed after reaching the ground, and loaded into an ambulance. She was taken to hospital for a checkup and spent the night in police custody.
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