Video captures thieves escaping after Louvre Museum jewel heist
Global News
The footage shows two men on a cherry picker as the basket slowly lowers to the ground outside of the world’s most-visited museum.
What appears to be footage of the robbers’ escape from the Louvre Museum during Sunday’s brazen daylight heist shows the thieves making off with precious items valued at more than $100 million.
The video, obtained by French outlet BFMTV, shows two men getting away on a powered, extendable ladder as the basket slowly lowers to the ground outside of the world’s most-visited museum.
The men, one in a neon vest and the other wearing a motorcycle helmet, don’t seem to be in any rush as they make their escape from the Louvre to the ground of the stolen truck outside the museum, following the heist that lasted less than eight minutes.
Once they reach the ground, they’re no longer in view of the camera, but police said they escaped on motorbikes.
The footage is shot from the inside of the Louvre on Sunday, overlooking the Seine, according to the Telegraph. The original source of the video has not been confirmed.
The French prosecutor’s office said they are aware of the video, but declined to comment, citing the integrity of the ongoing investigation.
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