By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:34 EST, 15 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:07 EST, 16 August 2013 . Two fearless climbers who scale cranes and scaffolding without safety equipment have been shot by a pellet gun while climbing onto a rooftop in Sussex. Max Cave, 21 and Luke Harty, 19 were hit in the chest by airgun pellets by a man who saw them 'free running' across a building from a nearby window. According to the Argus, Mr Cave has had surgery to remove a pellet from his chest, whereas Mr Harty's two wounds are safe to be left untreated. Scroll down for video . A member of the group hangs from a height by one hand. Max Cave, 21 and Luke Harty, 19 were hit by airgun pellets as they climbed a building on Sunday . A 47-year-old man has been arrested after the shooting. The young men had climbed a piece of scaffolding and were taking pictures of the view . A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after the incident in Horsham, Sussex. In an interview with The Argus, Mr Harty said: 'On Sunday we had just . climbed up scaffolding and I was taking some photos of the view when I . saw Max had just been shot in the abdomen. 'I was trying to climb down the scaffolding and as I was climbing down I was saying, "don’t shoot" – but he did. 'I had a shirt on and the pellet went through that and it was very painful. Sunday's shooting comes just one month after East Sussex Fire and Rescue condemned the daredevils as 'irresponsible and reckless'. The group has members aged between 14 and 24. In their latest stunt, they filmed themselves scaling a 100ft crane without any safety equipment and posted it on YouTube. Director for prevention and protection Andy Reynolds said: 'It’s the height of stupidity. 'We . cannot afford to be attending potential call-outs to people like this . when there are serious emergencies taking place across the county. Before the incident, group member Sacha Powell, 18, insisted . their stunts are safe as they undergo intense training and assess the . safety of every situation. A month before the incident, local fire fighters said their stunts were 'irresponsible and reckless' 'It might seem and look dangerous to . other people. That doesn’t mean it’s dangerous for us. We’ve literally . been living this stuff for years. 'We’ve practiced the techniques and movements required for the climbs a thousand times before taking it up at height. 'We know what surfaces and stuff to trust and it is important to know as we’re trusting our lives with it. 'We rarely take risks with challenges at height. If it were really as risky as the public perceive it, the death toll would be a great deal higher than it is. 'We try to limit little missions like this for night time to stay discreet and not to raise alert of the police, but sometimes it’s hard to resist getting some amazing pictures and videos of the sunset over the city skyline. 'We have no great fear of the consequences enforced by police. 'They are usually very nice and understanding, and usually a bit shocked, but we usually stay discreet because we don’t really want to have our fun at other people’s expense.' Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.
Max Cave, 21 and Luke Harty, 19 were hit in the chest by airgun pellets .
They were taking pictures of the view when they were shot at by a man in a nearby window .
47-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:34 EST, 15 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:07 EST, 16 August 2013 . Two fearless climbers who scale cranes and scaffolding without safety equipment have been shot by a pellet gun while climbing onto a rooftop in Sussex. Max Cave, 21 and Luke Harty, 19 were hit in the chest by airgun pellets by a man who saw them 'free running' across a building from a nearby window. According to the Argus, Mr Cave has had surgery to remove a pellet from his chest, whereas Mr Harty's two wounds are safe to be left untreated. Scroll down for video . A member of the group hangs from a height by one hand. Max Cave, 21 and Luke Harty, 19 were hit by airgun pellets as they climbed a building on Sunday . A 47-year-old man has been arrested after the shooting. The young men had climbed a piece of scaffolding and were taking pictures of the view . A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after the incident in Horsham, Sussex. In an interview with The Argus, Mr Harty said: 'On Sunday we had just . climbed up scaffolding and I was taking some photos of the view when I . saw Max had just been shot in the abdomen. 'I was trying to climb down the scaffolding and as I was climbing down I was saying, "don’t shoot" – but he did. 'I had a shirt on and the pellet went through that and it was very painful. Sunday's shooting comes just one month after East Sussex Fire and Rescue condemned the daredevils as 'irresponsible and reckless'. The group has members aged between 14 and 24. In their latest stunt, they filmed themselves scaling a 100ft crane without any safety equipment and posted it on YouTube. Director for prevention and protection Andy Reynolds said: 'It’s the height of stupidity. 'We . cannot afford to be attending potential call-outs to people like this . when there are serious emergencies taking place across the county. Before the incident, group member Sacha Powell, 18, insisted . their stunts are safe as they undergo intense training and assess the . safety of every situation. A month before the incident, local fire fighters said their stunts were 'irresponsible and reckless' 'It might seem and look dangerous to . other people. That doesn’t mean it’s dangerous for us. We’ve literally . been living this stuff for years. 'We’ve practiced the techniques and movements required for the climbs a thousand times before taking it up at height. 'We know what surfaces and stuff to trust and it is important to know as we’re trusting our lives with it. 'We rarely take risks with challenges at height. If it were really as risky as the public perceive it, the death toll would be a great deal higher than it is. 'We try to limit little missions like this for night time to stay discreet and not to raise alert of the police, but sometimes it’s hard to resist getting some amazing pictures and videos of the sunset over the city skyline. 'We have no great fear of the consequences enforced by police. 'They are usually very nice and understanding, and usually a bit shocked, but we usually stay discreet because we don’t really want to have our fun at other people’s expense.' Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.
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