Police say two men climbed over the glass wall of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle on Friday, flipped over the edge and parachuted down from the 605-foot structure.

The Seattle Police Department is searching for two men who climbed over the glass wall of the city’s iconic Space Needle on Friday, flipped over the edge and parachuted down from the 605-foot structure.

The jumpers face trespassing charges, according to a report provided by Public Affairs Officer Brian Pritchard.

The BASE jumpers purchased tickets and entered the Space Needle at about 8:50 p.m. Friday, according to the Seattle Police Department. The popular attraction has a round observation deck surrounded by high glass windows that are open to the sky above.

They were seen on camera at the top level of the Needle then went into a restroom, coming out with helmets on, according to police.

They ran to the glass window, climbed over to the other side, and jumped off, according to police.

  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
    52·
    2 days ago

    I mean, yes - fuck SPD - but at the same time this is wildly reckless and should absolutely be punished. The area under the space needle is an extremely high traffic area; if this had gone wrong they could have so easily killed people.

    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
      42·
      2 days ago

      Yeah but it’s over. So what’s the point.

      Really the only thing to do is figure out how to stop the next person from doing it.

        • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
          1·
          16 hours ago

          That’s not a legal defense. I don’t know why you would think it would be.

          What would you have them do? Sit in jail awhile or something? Not very helpful in the long run.

          The issue is public safety. So you have to consider what to do that detours the next one. Wasting time trying to track them down isn’t going to do that.