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  • Parachutist Killed In Eiffel Jump

    05/17/2005 5:14:16 PM PDT · by kingattax · 38 replies · 1,119+ views
    Associated Press ^ | May 17, 2005
    (AP) A Norwegian man was killed after jumping from the Eiffel Tower when a parachute he was wearing got stuck on an upper deck of the monument, officials said Tuesday. Preliminary investigations indicated that the man planned to film his jump as part of publicity for a Norwegian clothing brand, police said. The man, 31, entered the tower with a hidden parachute and a helmet that had a small video camera attached to it, said the official at Paris' police headquarters, speaking on customary condition of anonymity. Upon reaching the tower's 380-foot second deck, the man jumped. Investigators believe his...