August 23, 2001 Associated Press
   23 August 2001 While attempting to land on the Statue, French stuntman Terry Do snared his paraglider on the torch.  August 23, 2001 from Ananova Personal News
Paraglider Rescued after Crashing into the Statue of Liberty. The glider's parasail snagged on the statue's torch. The pilot dangled from the structure for about 45 minutes. National Park Service, New York City police and fire crews came to the rescue as the scene was broadcast from TV news helicopters.  August 24, 2001 from New York Time, AP, Reuter
A French daredevil tangled his parachute cords on the torch of the statue of libery. He was rescued, then arrested. Thierry Devaux, 41, hung helplessly for about 40 minutes as tourists were evacuated from the monument. At about 9:30AM, Devaux with a gasoline powered propeller strapped to his back and a parachute above his head slammed into the torch, apparently trying to land. Devaraux was arrested in 1994 for spending the night in the statue. Last year he tried to land on the torch but missed and went on to land in New Jersey. Mr. Devaux's résumé includes bungee jumps from the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge. Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani called Mr. Devaux an idiot.  Saturday October 6 12:28 AM ET from Yahoo News
Frenchman Thierry Devaux, 41, who flew a motorized parachute into the Statue of Liberty was ordered to pay $7,000 in fines and restitution. He told the court Friday he didn't intend to cause harm, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Eaton banned Devaux from flying any similar object anywhere in the United States for three years and ordered him to pay for damage to the statue's gold leaf, its arm and copper railings. 
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