THIS is the shocking moment a migrant paraglides over the border into Europe and escapes cops.
Astonished police raced to the area after watching the daring aerial crossing into Spain over a heavily-fortified fence on security cameras.
A man was seen paragliding into Spain over a border fenceSolarpix
Police rushed to the scene as he landed, as seen bottom left, but he was nowhere to be seenSolarpix
The migrant used the unusual method to swoop over the border from Morocco into Cueta – a Spanish enclave in North Africa.
All they found at the spot where the mystery man landed was the abandoned multi-coloured paragliding gear in undergrowth.
It is believed to be the first-ever attempt to use a paraglider to cross this border.
Footage of the historic mission showed the migrant sailing over the Jebel Musa mountain in Morocco before he landed on European soil in Ceuta’s Sidi Ibrahim area.
The area is popular with weekend hikers and mountain bikers.
An investigation was ongoing today to try to locate the man.
It was not clear this morning if he was a Moroccan or sub-Saharan African.
Local reports today pointed to him being in his early twenties amid speculation he had timed his crossing to coincide with the regular transfer of migrants from Ceuta to the Spanish mainland.
A well-placed police source said overnight: “We don’t think many more will try it. It’s expensive and risky and something you need to be experienced in.”
Ceuta, one of Spain’s two North African enclaves, has experience dealing with migrants climbing over the heavily-fortified fences that separate it from Morocco.
Others have jumped into the sea to swim to the Spanish territory.
A Somalian who managed to swim to Ceuta from the Moroccan town of Beliones – more than four miles away – is currently awaiting a transfer to the Spanish mainland.
The Civil Guard are said to have been aware of the possibility that migrants were gearing up to attempt an aerial crossing this summer.
Groups from sub-Saharan African who had managed to make it to Morocco posted videos on TikTok showing paragliding gear.
One local paper claimed overnight a guide had even been published explaining how to pull it off – and identifying “more vulnerable” routes.
In May, a police officer was injured while trying to prevent migrants climbing into Ceuta from Morocco over the two parallel fences.
Each is approximately 32ft high and topped with inverted razor wire.
Electronic sensors and high-intensity lights also integrate a system designed to be impassable.
In August Spain’s Interior Ministry revealed 1,452 undocumented migrants had broken into Ceuta by land between January 1 and July 31.
This marked a 7 per cent increase on the figure for the previous year.
As well as climbing over the border fence, they were also smuggled into the enclave in cars.