BASE Jumper Rescued and Handed Over To CMPD

Well this is different. Early this morning just after midnight Charlotte Fire received a call that they had to say WTF (well that's funny) Seems a BASE (buildings, antennas (referring to radio masts), spans (bridges) and earth (cliffs)) Jumper got a quick education in the meaning of FA-FO.

Diego Jose Adame was arrested by CMPD and charged with First Degree Trespassing. The 31 year old Mint Hill resident lists iFly skydiving center in Concord as his employer.

According to CMPD: 

On February 18th, 2025, officers were dispatched to 525 S. Church St. in reference to an

individual who was parachuting and got stuck on the side of the building. Officer arrived on scene and observed the suspect, Diego Adame (Adamae) hanging from the

side of the Museum Towers wrapped in parachute. Adame did not have authorization to be on the side of the building. At the time of the incident, the Museum Towers was locked and

secured on the ground floor and on the roof where Adame was eventually rescued.

Adame was removed from the roof by the fire department and taken into custody.

Photo Courtesy MCSO

Diego was found with his parachute entangled aside an Uptown Office Tower late last night. Apparently he jumped from Museum Tower 525 South Church Street. The 42-story apartment building in Uptown Charlotte is 447 feet tall. The building has multiple cornice that protrude and could easily snag a parachute.

He was released Tuesday morning on a written promise to appear.

From Charlotte Fire:

CHARLOTTE FIREFIGHTERS EXECUTE HIGH-ANGLE RESCUE OF PARACHUTIST STRANDED 100 FEET IN THE AIR

Charlotte Firefighters executed a high-risk rescue early this morning after a parachutist became entangled on the side of a high-rise building in Uptown Charlotte. At 1:03 AM, Charlotte Fire was dispatched to the 500 block of S. Church Street for reports of a person stuck on the exterior of a building. Firefighters arrived within minutes and began searching for the individual, but initial reports had misidentified the exact location. Once located, crews discovered the parachutist suspended approximately 100 feet in the air, hanging from a tangled parachute against the building’s façade. Firefighters quickly established a high-angle rope system to access and secure the individual. At 1:28 AM, a firefighter descended to the stranded subject, ensuring their safety before carefully maneuvering them into the rescue system. By 1:43 AM, the parachutist was safely brought onto the rooftop, uninjured. After being evaluated by MEDIC, the individual was turned over to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police for further investigation. The subject did not disclose where they had jumped from or how they arrived at their precarious position. Charlotte Fire units on scene included Rescue 11, Engine 11, Engine 4, Ladder 4, Safety 1, and Battalion 1. Their swift response and technical expertise ensured a safe outcome. “Our firefighters train for these challenging rescues, and their professionalism was on full display last night,” said Charlotte Fire Chief

@RegE_TJohnson

. “This situation could have ended much differently, but thanks to their skill and teamwork, the individual was safely brought to safety.” Charlotte Fire reminds the public that high-risk activities such as unauthorized parachuting or BASE jumping in urban environments pose extreme dangers and can require complex emergency response operations.

Cedar's Take:

I don't think highly of BASE Jumpers who conduct unauthorized jumps from private property. They rate right up with bicyclists who insist of riding high traffic narrow roads during twilight or after dark.  

Adame should have his bail set in the amount of the costs for his rescue.