Parachutist gets stuck 100 feet up on high-rise building in Uptown Charlotte
First responders rescued a parachutist from a high-rise building in Uptown overnight Monday, the Charlotte Fire Department said.Our Channel 9 photographer captured footage of the huge emergency response in the 500 block of South Church Street just before 1 a.
Firefighters respond to parachutist dangling on side of uptown Charlotte high-rise
The parachutist refused to say where they jumped from “or how they arrived at their precarious position,” fire officials said.
Trespassing Arrest: Charlotte firefighters rescue parachutist found dangling 100 feet in the air from Uptown high-rise
Firefighters worked to quickly create a high-angle rope system to secure and get to the man. At 1:28 a.m., a firefighter reached the parachutist, and at 1:43 a.m. he was brought to the rooftop uninjured.
Parachutist rescued, arrested after getting entangled on Uptown skyscraper
A parachutist was rescued and arrested after getting entangled on an Uptown skyscraper Tuesday morning. The rescue mission occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Mint Museum building on South Church Street.
Firefighters rescue parachutist dangling from Uptown high-rise
Firefighters rescued a parachutist after he was trapped on the side of a high-rise in Uptown Charlotte early Tuesday morning, officials said. Charlotte Fire responded to a report of someone stuck on a building along South Church Street near the Mint Museum around 1 a.
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