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Woman rescued from tree in Brentwood after parachute gets stuck

There's a possibility she could face federal charges

BRENTWOOD, Mo. — A woman was rescued from a tree in St. Louis County Thursday morning after her parachute got stuck. 

The Brentwood Police Department said they got a call for a parachutist in a tree on Porter Avenue between Manchester Road and Fawn Avenue in Brentwood around 6:45 a.m.

When police arrived, they found the woman hanging from the tree and helped her down. She was not hurt. Her parachute was caught near the top of the tree. Officials discovered that she base jumped from a nearby radio tower. 

Police estimate she climbed 300 feet up but miscalculated the wind, sending her the wrong direction. She wasn’t injured according to Major Angie Hawkins with the Brentwood Police Department.

Police said the woman has local ties but travels the country to base jump.

“It’s a miracle she’s alive quite frankly,” Hawkins said. “If she touched the wrong thing on the tower she could’ve been electrocuted and then fall right off. She could’ve hit the wrong wires, same situation. If there’s a fence around something or some sort of barrier to get to something really high, usually means don’t do it for your own safety.”

The woman was issued a summons for trespassing.

Police said they are looking into federal charges since the woman jumped from a radio tower.

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