The Star Tribune released a story about a man hanging from a cliff early Sunday. The lede of the story was "St. Paul firefighters rappelled down a cliff around 2 a.m. Sunday to rescue a man who was stranded 100 feet above the ground." 

This lede works because it concisely provides the right information. From this lede we learn what happened, who it happened to, where it happened, and when. The lede also follows AP style. It also works because it provides enough information to keep the reader interested. The lede makes you want to continue reading. I want to know how the man got there and if he is safe now. I would not change anything about this lede.