BASE Jumper Injured
A 48-year-old thrill-seeker is in a hospital after a parachute stunt failed late Tuesday on one of the Boucherville Islands between Montreal and Longueuil.
The man climbed more than 100 metres up a Hydro-Quebec tower on Ile Charron before jumping off, Longueuil police said.
His parachute snagged when a gust of wind knocked him back into the tower, and he was left dangling about 60 metres above the ground.
The man was performing an extreme sport known as BASE jumping, which involves leaping off fixed structures. The acronym stands for building, antenna, span, earth. The sport is considered more dangerous than skydiving.
The man suffered severe head injuries when he hit the structure, but his life is not in danger, Longueuil police said. They are investigating whether charges will be laid.
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