Crime & Safety
San Diego BASE-Jumping Accident Leaves 1 Dead: Reports
A man with a helmet and parachute died Tuesday after he appeared to have jumped from a balcony off a University City apartment building.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A man died Tuesday night in what appeared to be a BASE-jumping accident in University City, according to reports.
A 911 caller told police around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday they heard a "loud pop" near the Westfield UTC shopping mall and saw a man bleeding on the ground below, the San Diego Tribune reported. The man was wearing a helmet and had a parachute.
Emergency responders tried to revive the man. He died at the scene.
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Sgt. Kevin Gibson told the newspaper it appeared his parachute failed to open as he attempted to BASE jump.
Police told KNSD-TV that security guards at the 20-plus-story Palisade UTC building recently reported BASE jumping incidents.
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