French Men Charged Over High Rise Climbing Stunt

Emergency crews were alerted to a man scaling the side of the 55-storey Avani building on A'Beckett Street in the Melbourne CBD about 7.50am on Feb. 6.

A general view of the Lacrosse building in the Docklands in Melbourne, Australia, on June 16, 2017. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Two French nationals have been charged after one was captured allegedly scaling the side of a Melbourne skyscraper without any safety gear.

Emergency crews were alerted to a man scaling the side of the 55-storey Avani building on A'Beckett Street in the Melbourne CBD about 7.50am on Feb. 6.