A climber scaled the north face of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday (August 11) the last day of the Olympics, before he was intercepted by police mid-way up, police said.
Eyewitness videos posted on social media showed the bare-chested climber skirting the Olympic rings as he made his way up without ropes. In one, the grinning climber can be heard saying to bystanders “bloody warm, innit?” as he is escorted off the viewing platform by police.
Reuters was able to independently verify the location and date of the videos with the original file metadata from the source.
“At 2.45 pm, an individual was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower. The police immediately intervened and arrested the individual,” a police spokesman said.
The tower operator did not respond to a request for comment.
(Reuters)
