World · East Asia & Pacific · 14 hrs ago
Belgian man charged after alleged base jumps in central Auckland
A 22-year-old Belgian national has been charged after allegedly base jumping twice in central Auckland.
Emergency services were called to Hotel Indigo on Albert Street just before 11pm after a man became stranded outside the building.
He was dangling from the hotel with a parachute attached about 20 to 25 storeys above the ground.
The incident prompted a rescue operation.
The case involves alleged base jumps in Auckland’s central business district, rather than a jump in a remote area.
Base jumping involves leaping from a fixed structure or other high point using a parachute.
The available information does not say what happens next in the case.
A man has been charged after allegedly being caught base jumping twice in central Auckland.
Emergency services were called to Hotel Indigo on Albert Street just before 11pm the previous night.
The man was stranded outside the hotel with a parachute attached to him.
A rescue operation was underway, with the man about 20 to 25 storeys above the ground.
- Who
- A man; the article identifies him as 22 years old.
- What
- He was charged after allegedly being caught base jumping twice.
- When
- Just before 11pm the previous night.
- Where
- Hotel Indigo on Albert Street, central Auckland.
- Why
- Not stated
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Emergency services were called to Hotel Indigo after a man became stranded outside the building with a parachute.
A rescue operation was underway.
- Alleged jumps
- Two
- Location
- Hotel Indigo, Albert Street, central Auckland
- Height above ground
- About 20 to 25 storeys
- Age
- 22 years old