A man is seen climbing the Eiffel Tower, prompting an evacuation hours before closing ceremony
A man is seen climbing the Eiffel Tower, prompting an evacuation hours before closing ceremony
https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-eiffel-tower-climber-1adeab420a778c7a99656af9b7d0e204
French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday.
PARIS (AP) — French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday.
The shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower in the afternoon. It’s unclear where he began his ascent, but he was spotted just above the Olympic rings adorning the second section of the monument, just above the first viewing deck.
Kind of a dumb thing to do, but I hope he makes it and I admire his moxie.