Illegal BASE Jumper Calls 911 On Himself After Cell Tower Mishap

The Associated Press


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MENOMONIE, WI — A BASE jumper who jumped illegally from a northwestern Wisconsin cellphone tower ended up calling the police on himself after his parachute became caught on a guy wire, leaving him dangling perilously 50 feet from the ground.

Police say the 20-year-old man jumped from the 300-foot Charter Communications tower in Menomonie on Thursday morning.

After his rescue around 9:30 a.m., the man was treated at Mayo Clinic Health System and arrested for criminal trespass.

BASE jumping stands for building, antenna, span and earth — the four common objects from which BASE jumpers launch their descent.