Yesterday afternoon an American man was arrested by Royal Gibraltar Police officers – after he jumped off the top of the Rock and parachuted down to Eastern Beach. 

A statement from the RGP follows below:

At around 2pm today, the RGP Control Room received a call that a person had jumped  from the Upper Rock Nature Reserve with a parachute. 

Response Team Two officers were dispatched and arrested the 35-year-old shortly  after he landed on the beach. 

He was arrested on suspicion of Operating a Device Intended for Human Flight from  the Nature Reserve. 

This is an offence under new legislation designed to prevent base jumping and  parachuting from the top of the Rock. 

The man was interviewed at New Mole House and later released with a caution.