2 in custody after apparent proposal on top of Empire State Building | Live coverage

NEW YORK -- Two people wearing black are now in police custody after they climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's transmitter on Wednesday.

They were holding a pro-peace banner at the very top of the spire. It appeared to read, "When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace."

The quote is frequently attributed to guitarist Jimi Hendrix, but actually spoken by 19th-century British politician William Gladstone.

After spending some time at the top, the couple started climbing down a short time later.

Then, the male climber appeared to propose to the female climber, pulling out a ring. The female climber admired her new engagement ring and then wore it as she climbed down.

It happened as the couple came down from the 1,454 feet spire of Empire State Building.

Police officers who climbed up the spire met the two and placed them into custody just before 1 p.m.

The building spire is 1,454 feet above the ground.

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