This is the moment bystanders were left stunned as a base jumper leapt from the top of the Shard this morning.
Shocked passers-by watched as a man attached to a large, green parachute jumped from the capital’s tallest building.
Wine merchants Philglas & Swiggot captured photographs of the moment and tweeted: “Just saw this guy #basejump from #london #shard #boroughmarket. Absolutely mental!!”
The daredevil landed in St Thomas Street, not far from Borough Market, police said.
Witness Justin Knock, 41, told the Standard: "He had a very tight loop to follow to land in St Thomas Street.
"He landed and someone helped him pack his chute then he bolted for the Tube.
"Minutes later police and Shard security were right there looking for him."
Witness Brian Smith told The Sun: "I haven't seen anything like that before, I have no idea what he was thinking.
"He was moving quite fast and kind of swinging or swaying from side to side.
"He landed in the road here and sprinted off and that was it, everyone around just looked around and laughed.
"They couldn't believe it."
And traffic signal engineer David Hilton told the paper: "I just looked up and saw him circling, he was kind of moving from side to side in the air as if to keep his parachute under control.
"I saw the whole thing and was totally dumbstruck.
"He landed in the road, picked-up his parachute, and then ran off."
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.18am to reports of a man parachuting from the Shard and landed in St Thomas Street.
“We did attend. We are not aware of any injuries and there have been no arrests.”
It is not known how the unidentified parachuter got past security to leap from the building – the 87th tallest in the world.
The Shard has recently become a popular conquest for daredevils – including magician Dynamo, who performed a levitating stunt from the top of the 1,017ft landmark.
In 2012, Essex roofer Dan Witchalls made it past security guards and videoed himself jumping from the building four times.
A spokesperson for the Shard said: “We can confirm that we are investigating an incident involving a member of the public this morning. All parts of the building remain open.”
