Stuntman parachutes off Mexico skyscraper
From Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An Austrian stuntman who claims world records for BASE jumping parachuted off the top of Mexico City's highest building Monday before escaping in a Hummer to avoid police capture.
Felix Baumgartner, 36, launched himself off the 738-foot Torre Mayor on Mexico City's main Reforma Avenue, starting with a free fall and then floating downward under an opened parachute as about 200 curious onlookers gathered below.
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