SAN DIEGO – San Diego police are investigating the death of a person late Tuesday outside of a high-rise apartment complex in University City.
It was reported to police about 10:30 p.m. outside Palisade UTC, a luxury apartment complex located on the corner of Lombard Place and Nobel Drive near Westfield UTC, Officer Sarah Foster said Wednesday. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the person died in an apparent BASE jumping accident.
The person, who was not publicly identified, was located with a helmet and a parachute, Foster said.
The Union-Tribune reported a 911 caller heard a “loud pop” sound, at which point they stepped out onto a balcony and saw a person bleeding on the ground.
First responders rendered aid, but the individual died at the scene.
Further information about the incident was not immediately available.