Man dies trying to parachute from top of San Diego high-rise as 16-year-old daughter watched, police say

A man was killed after attempting to parachute from the top of a high-rise apartment building in San Diego as his 16-year-old daughter watched, police said. The man died after BASE jumping at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the University City neighborhood, police said.

The 48-year-old man was attempting to parachute from the 23-story Palisade UTC luxury apartment complex, near the UTC mall, police said. According to a database of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, Palisade UTC is 277 feet tall.

"We're unclear as to whether the parachute malfunctioned or if it just didn't have enough time to open up properly and deploy," Capt. Scott Wahl said.