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World Trade
TWO base jumpers who parachuted off New York’s
One World Trade Center “sullied the memories” of
9/11 victims, a judge has said.
Andrew Rossig, 34, and James Brady, 33, were
convicted of reckless endangerment and unauthorised
climbing in connection with the jump in September
2013.
They were fined $2,000 (£1,285) each on Monday
and given community service.
Thepairleaptfromthetopofthe104-storeyskyscraper
after sneaking through a hole in a construction fence. 2001. It contains a museum and memorial garden
A third jumper, Marko Markovich, will be sentenced
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Center jumpers
‘SULLIED MEMORY’
of 9/11 dead
on 17 August.
Base jumping is an extreme sport, which involves
leaping from high structures with a parachute.
The jumpers filmed their night-time exploits at One
World Trade Center using helmet cameras and posted
the video online.
The building, which was still under construction
at the time, is located at the same site where 2,700
lost their lives in the Islamist attack on 11 September “We understand that what we did could possibly
dedicated to those who died.
Judge Juan Merchan said: “These defendants
tarnished the building before it even opened and
sullied the memories of those who jumped on 9/11,
not for sport but because they had to.”
In June, a jury acquitted each of the three men of the
more serious charge of burglary.
Speaking after sentencing, Rossig apologised for his
actions and vowed never to parachute in New York
City again.
have endangered other people and it’s never going to
happen again,” he added.
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