Police arrested a man climbing Thursday on the Eiffel Tower, leading to visitors being temporarily stranded at the summit — including a reporter for The Associated Press and a Washington, D.C ...

Johan Vervoort jumping with a parachute from near the top of the Eiffel Tower on May 17, 2006. ARNE'T JOLLE/AFP via Getty Images SETE did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

The Eiffel Tower closed early on Tuesday and will remain closed on Wednesday as a sweltering heat wave grips parts of Europe.