Parachute Man Who Jumped from 99th Floor of LCT Turns Out to Be... As Expected, a YouTuber
YouTuber Doing 'Base Jumping' from Famous Skyscraper
One of the men who jumped from the 99th floor of the skyscraper LCT in Haeundae-gu, Busan, wearing parachutes, has been identified as an American YouTuber.
On the 22nd, the Busan Haeundae Police Station announced that one of the two men who glided from LCT was confirmed to be an American YouTuber, and they are considering requesting cooperation from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Earlier, this man, along with an acquaintance, is suspected of BASE jumping by jumping from the 99th-floor observatory of the LCT Landmark Tower in Haeundae-gu, Busan, around 7 a.m. on the 15th. BASE jumping is an extreme sport where participants jump from high places such as buildings or cliffs using parachutes. The police estimate that they climbed the approximately 3-meter-high reinforced glass exterior pillar of the LCT observatory, which has no ceiling and is open, and then jumped outside.
The police, who began an investigation, conducted inquiries targeting shared accommodation businesses around LCT and tracked the American YouTuber as one of the suspects. The police believe that this American, an expert in BASE jumping and a YouTuber, planned the parachute glide, entered the country, stayed in Busan for about three days, executed the plan, and then immediately left the country. It is reported that this American YouTuber has not yet uploaded the LCT jump footage on YouTube.
The police consider that the man committed trespassing because he took the building’s freight elevator to the 99th-floor observatory, entered the observatory before business hours, and then glided down. However, the identity of the other man has not yet been determined, and the police are continuing to track him. The police are also checking whether there were any other accomplices.
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In 2019, two Russians also jumped from high-rise buildings in Haeundae, including LCT, and were fined for trespassing. At that time, due to safety concerns regarding high-rise buildings, the two Russians were banned from leaving the country and were only allowed to depart after depositing a fine of 5 million won.
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