Man Falls To His Death In Attempted Stunt As Teen Daughter Watches From Below

a devastating story here san diego police say the man's 16 year old

daughter

was present at the scene wanting her father to apparently base jump from this building this is the palisades utc apartment complex but instead this all ended in tragedy captain scott wall of san The northern division of the Diego Police Department describes the 48-year-old man who jumped from this complex along Lombard Place and Noble Drive Tuesday night as a thrill seeker. The man was found wearing a helmet and a parachute. Police said he was dressed as a base jumper. Base jumping is considered an extreme sport that involves parachuting from fixed locations such as buildings and cliffs.

This is not the first time the city of San Diego has seen base jumpers use high-rise buildings. What is the legality of base jumping? it's a misdemeanor the purpose of having a crime like this on the books is to try to prevent people from making this exact type of jump the consequences are life or

death

san diego police say the man's parachute malfunctioned or don't have enough time to implement it correctly in utc. I'm Melissa Dahn NBC 7. Thank you for watching our YouTube channel, follow today's top stories and breaking news by downloading the NBC News app which