Adam Lockwood has reportedly been jailed in the UK for similar stunts
A British base jumper has filmed himself parachuting from the roof of Milan’s famous San Siro stadium after reportedly spending the night inside the football ground.
Adam Lockwood, 24, made the leap at 6.48am on Wednesday (September 16), launching from one of the enormous steel structures supporting the stadium roof as the sun began to rise.
After several seconds in freefall, his parachute opened and he drifted towards the grass next to the stadium. Footage of the stunt was later shared on his Instagram story.
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The stunt took place at the San Siro, the home of AC Milan and Inter Milan, just hours before AC Milan were scheduled to take on Benfica at the venue.
Lockwood, who uses the name Nuisance online, said the jump had been on his mind for more than a year. He claimed he had previously backed out of attempting it but was determined not to make the same decision again.
“I wouldn’t allow it to happen a second time,” he added, flashing a rude gesture towards the camera.
The Wigan-born base jumper has made a name for himself by climbing and jumping from buildings and landmarks across the world, with more than 100 such stunts under his belt.
The San Siro is not new territory for Lockwood. Four years ago, he climbed the stadium before hanging from its roof beams around 60 metres above the ground without any ropes.
BASE jumping from landmarks without permission is illegal and may constitute trespassing. There has been no confirmation of an arrest following the latest incident. However, campaigners in Milan have called for the authorities to intervene.
Fabiola Minoletti, vice-president of the Milan residents’ committees group, said: “This behavioural drift, if not contained, will lead to an escalation of increasingly extreme and dangerous actions.”
The San Siro stunt is also part of a wider pattern of illegal climbs and jumps in the Italian city. Other landmarks targeted by daredevils have included Milan’s Duomo cathedral, the Porta Nuova towers and the Piccolo Pirelli.
Lockwood has faced legal consequences for similar behaviour in the UK.
In 2020, he was handed a suspended prison sentence by a Manchester court after breaching an injunction that prohibited him from climbing buildings and sharing footage of the stunts.
He later climbed The Shard and was subsequently jailed over further exploits, according to creatorzine.com.
Despite the jump itself lasting only a few seconds, the footage has quickly spread online, once again bringing Lockwood and his high-risk urban climbing stunts to widespread attention.
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