Man arrested after jumping from Eiffel Tower with parachute

A thrill seeker was arrested Thursday after he parachuted from the Eiffel Tower – the latest in a series of shenanigans to plague the iconic landmark.

The man was taken into custody when he landed in a nearby stadium early Thursday morning, the site’s operator, Sete, said, according to reports.

The experienced climber began scaling the tower before it officially opened and while guards quickly detected his daring ascent, they couldn’t stop him, the Guardian reported. After he almost reached the top of the tower, which stands 1,000 feet above Paris, he jumped.

“This kind of irresponsible action puts people working at or below the tower in danger,” Sete said in a statement.

The man landed safely on the roof of the nearby stadium and was arrested, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.

This isn’t the first wild scene to play out at the famous French iron tower over the past week.

Two Americans were discovered sleeping inside the Eiffel Tower Monday after a heavy night of boozing, officials said.

The two men – found as security made their rounds before the 9 a.m. opening. – appeared to have gotten “stuck because of how drunk they were, Paris prosecutors told the news agency AFP.

And last weekend, a hoax bomb threat forced visitors to evacuate the Eiffel Tower before it reopened hours later.