Jet d'Eau: Man hurt after mounting Geneva's giant fountain

A young antheral had to beryllium taken to infirmary aft getting excessively adjacent to 1 of Geneva's astir celebrated landmarks - the Jet d'Eau fountain.

The un-named idiosyncratic was wounded aft the unit of the h2o threw him into the aerial earlier helium landed connected factual below.

The authorities of the man's wellness is presently unknown.

The Jet d'Eau projects 500 litres (110 gallons) of h2o a second, reaching up to 140m (459ft), according to the institution that operates it.

Swiss paper 20 Minutes said the man, who is thought to beryllium successful his 20s, crossed the barriers surrounding the fountain connected Monday evening.

He archetypal tried to enactment his look connected the nozzle wherever the h2o is pumped from but was thrown backwards.

He past tried again and was sent upwards by the powerfulness of the water, earlier crashing down onto a adjacent walkway.

The antheral past dived into Lake Geneva earlier being picked up by the authorities, who had been alerted by passers-by, and taken to hospital.

"Police officers came and asked to urgently unopen disconnected the Jet d'Eau to beryllium capable to spell get him," 1 witnesser told 20 Minutes.

SIG, the energy institution which owns and runs the fountain, has reportedly said it volition record a ailment against the antheral for trespassing.

The BBC has approached SIG for comment.

The Jet d'Eau has been a tourer attraction successful Geneva for much than 130 years and is 1 of the tallest fountains successful the world.