Video shows the thrill-seeker gliding hundreds of feet above the ground before disappearing behind another building.
18:10, UK,Saturday 12 March 2016
People walking past Britain's tallest building, The Shard, got a shock when a man parachuted from the skyscraper.
Police were called following the daredevil stunt in central London on Saturday morning.
Video shows the thrill-seeker gliding hundreds of feet above the ground before disappearing behind another building.
Witnesses saw the jumper land in St Thomas Street after leaping from the 1,016ft-high (309.6m) skyscraper.
Officers failed to detain him as he had apparently escaped to the nearest Tube station.
Police said they were not aware of anyone being injured.
Justin Knock, 41, works nearby and noticed the man when his parachute opened in mid-air.
He said: "I saw him making his way down between the buildings and land, and then pack up his chute and bolt."
Mr Knock said after a few seconds he realised the man had "base jumped" and he watched him land "very, very comfortably".
The Shard remains open and its managers are "investigating an incident involving a member of the public", its official Twitter page said.
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