Police: 1 dead after BASE jump from high-rise balcony in University City [Breaking]
A person died Tuesday night after jumping from a balcony at a high-rise apartment building in University City in an apparent parachuting mishap, San Diego police said.
The person, whose gender and age were unavailable, was wearing a helmet and was equipped with a parachute, police said. It appeared the parachute failed to open during a BASE jumping attempt, Sgt. Kevin Gibson said. The incident was reported about 10:30 p.m. at an apartment building on the corner of Lombard Place and Nobel Drive, near the Westfield UTC shopping mall. According to police radio traffic, a 911 caller heard a “loud pop” similar to a gunshot, stepped onto a balcony and saw the person bleeding on the ground.BASE jumping consists of parachuting from fixed objects, such as buildings.
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