SAN DIEGO—A man was killed after attempting to parachute from the top of a high-rise apartment building in San Diego as his 16-year-old daughter watched, police said. The man died after BASE jumping at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the University City neighborhood, police said. The 48-year-old man was attempting to parachute from the 23-story Palisade UTC luxury apartment complex, near the UTC mall, police said. “We’re unclear as to whether the parachute malfunctioned or if it just didn’t have enough time to open up properly and deploy,” Capt. Scott Wahl said. “We believe that his daughter was up on the rooftop with him, and was able to view what happened,” Wahl said. According to police radio traffic, a 911 caller heard a “loud pop” similar to a gunshot, looked over a balcony, and saw the man bleeding on the ground, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Wednesday. Officers and paramedics …
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