A person was arrested in Paris on Thursday after leaping off the Eiffel Tower with a parachute, police and the monument’s operator stated.

The man, an skilled climber, entered the tower’s perimeter shortly after 5.00 am (0300 GMT), nicely earlier than its official opening.

He was rapidly detected by guards, in keeping with the location’s operator Sete, however nonetheless managed to get to the highest earlier than anyone might cease him, carrying the parachute in a backpack.

Once he acquired close to the highest of the 330-metre-high construction, he jumped.

The man landed in a close-by stadium the place he was arrested for endangering the lives of others, police stated.

“This kind of irresponsible action puts people working at or below the tower in danger,” Sete stated in a press release.

The Eiffel Tower is the French capital’s high vacationer spot, attracting 5.9 million guests in 2022.

The tower’s opening, often at 9:00 am, was barely delayed as a result of incident, Sete stated, including that it had filed felony fees towards the person.

Last week, the Eiffel Tower was evacuated twice on the identical day following hoax bomb alerts.

And on Monday, two inebriated American vacationers have been discovered sleeping off a heavy evening within the heights of the tower, having dodged safety the evening earlier than.