Oh dear,
Did you get it down ok ?
you need to be so careful doing this (as you now no)
I lost a section of the end, but never a section of pole 
How did this happen, please explain.
This happened over a year ago, but i have only just cracked uploading photos.
Well I had the wireless bullet cam taped to the vac head, and i was being a bit too conscientious poking right down into the down pipe and got it wedged in between pipe & overhanging tiles (the cam getting caught) so i was walking the pole left and then right trying to get a shallow enough angle to free it up.
In the process I managed to pull the c/f tubing away from the top section!! I tried putting section back in and wiggling again no joy...had to give it up!
Went back a week later tried again and got it out straight away, the terrential rain had washed the tape loose the pole came out but cam nowhere to be seen

It would of obviously been nackered anyway.