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Wed Mar 23, 2022, 11:06 AM Mar 2022

Parachuter dies after jumping 15 stories from condo building

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A man is dead after his parachute failed to deploy when he jumped off the roof of a condo high-rise building in the University City neighborhood of San Diego Tuesday night. Officers were called to the scene after receiving reports of a jumper from the Palisade condominium at Westfield UTC. When police arrived at the scene, they found a base jumper who had hit the ground after falling from the roof of the building.

Investigators learned that the man's parachute was still inside of his backpack and he was also wearing a helmet. SDPD says the victim's daughter arrived at the scene shortly after the incident, and she had to be held down by officers before being taken to a local hospital.

Authorities say they tried to perform life-saving measures for the man but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are not sure if the victim lived in the building or how he got access to the roof. They are also trying to find out how the victim's daughter received word of the incident.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-news/parachuter-dies-after-falling-15-stories-from-condo-building-near-westfield-utc

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Parachuter dies after jumping 15 stories from condo building (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 OP
I'd say that's an extreme version of BASE jumping Zorro Mar 2022 #1
stupid stunt Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #2

Zorro

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1. I'd say that's an extreme version of BASE jumping
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 10:32 PM
Mar 2022

Last edited Wed Mar 23, 2022, 11:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Sad that his 16 year old daughter witnessed it, stupid because it appears he may have had less than 2 seconds after jumping to successfully deploy the parachute from the height he jumped.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-03-22/police-1-dead-after-base-jump-from-high-rise-balcony-in-university-city

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