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Daredevil falls to his death from 62-story building
Unfortunately, social media cultivated the viral video/famous for anything culture and this story reveals the dangers of #doitforthevine.
A daredevil plummeted to his death during a risky stunt near the top of a 62-story building in China, according to new reports.
Wu Yongning, 26, who called himself “China’s First Rooftopper,” plunged from the Huayuan International Centre in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in central China, on Nov. 8, AsiaWire reported.
A month later, Yongning’s girlfriend and family members confirmed his death.
A viral video clip, which racked up more than 15 million views on Chinese social media, shows Yongning — who had already reached the roof of the skyscraper — lowering himself over the edge of the building to do a pull-up stunt. But when he tried to hoist himself back up, he struggled for a few moments before losing his grip and plummeting down the side of the building.
The camera phone that he had set up to record the stunt quickly lost sight of him.
Authorities describe the fatal fall as an accident and have ruled out foul play, according to the report. Police believe he plunged about 45 feet onto a terrace and died of his injuries either during or right after the plunge.
His girlfriend, identified only as “Jinjin,” told the outlet that she believes Yongning took an elevator “over 40 floors” and began his climb “nearly 20 more floors” until he reached the spot where he filmed.
The building is only open to the public until the 44th floor — beyond that, key cards are needed to access the Grand Hyatt Hotel, according to the report.
Yongning would have received 100,000 yuan — about $15,000 — for the stunt, his family told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald. It is unclear who was offering that prize.
“He planned to propose to his girlfriend [the day after the challenge],” Yongning’s stepuncle Feng Shengliang told the South China Morning Post. “He needed the money for the wedding, and for medical treatment for his ailing mother.”
One friend commended Yongning’s selflessness in a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo.
“You are one of those people in this world, you will do anything for your loved ones, absolutely anything,” the user wrote, according to the BBC.
But others criticized him for the reckless act.
“Why would you seek attention in such a dangerous way, just for your fans?” another person posted.
Yongning was known for scaling skyscrapers without any safety equipment — just his own “martial arts training and careful planning,” one of his Weibo posts said, according to the outlet. He shared nearly 300 videos of his death-defying acts.
Article via: https://nypost.com/2017/12/11/daredevil-falls-to-his-death-from-62-story-building/
WATCH: Disabled vet rips cop who told him he couldn’t park in handicap spot because ‘you can walk’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VkkOMMmQIg
Ain’t this a BITCH now with all the shit that’s going down in the Country with the police videotaped and killing people of color You’d think this damn doughnut eatin’ Officer Michelin black man would think TWICE before approaching a disabled black man named Isaiah James who served his country well was injured serving three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Okay this Mr James who has an invisible disability parked his car in the disable section in front of Walgreens sooo what does officer Michelin black man do? He gets out his car confront this James who has an invisible disability remember now they both black. As I watched this YouTube video I found myself yelling at Officer Michelin black man. To make matters worse he done knocked the disabled veteran phone right out of his hand and cracks the phone LAWD wtf? So Isaiah calls the cops on his broke ass cell phone while the police are on their way these two fools continue arguing whether he’s disabled or not MAAAAAN this video could be an episode of The Boondocks!!! Thank GOD Mr. James wasn’t shot or killed for something as stupid as whether he was handicapped enough to parking in a handicapped parking spot. I agree Mr. James this was horse shit and a half! LOL Maybe officer Michelin man needs to quit his job and work at Krispy Kreme!