Rugby fans hold their breath as firemen rescue dangling parachutist

Fans at a European Rugby Champions Cup match in France watched as a parachutist needed to be rescued as he got stuck on top of the stadium roof on Sunday.

A video showed rescue workers in Toulouse rushing to help the dangling parachutist and the match was delayed.

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The man, who was reportedly a French soldier, was descending quickly when the right side of his parachute became stuck on the roof. He was dangling about 50 feet above the crowd that came to watch Toulouse take on the Sale Sharks.

Firemen needed a long ladder to reach the parachutist and safely rescue him. The man appeared unharmed as he was helped down. The crowd b...