A famous Chinese “rooftopping”, who had mastered the art of taking photos from the rooftops, had died while filming himself.
Wu Yongning, 26, was performing pull-ups at the summit of the Huayuan Hua Center, one of the tallest buildings in Changsha, central China, when he lost his grip and fell.
The incident was captured on a camera that Wu had carefully placed on another part of the building to record himself.
Wu had amassed thousands of followers on Weibo, a popular Chinese social media site, after posting dramatic short videos showing himself perched atop tall buildings without the use of safety equipment. The challenge he was participating in at the time of his death came with $15,000 in prize money, according to the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, although the paper did not provide further details on the identity of the sponsor or the nature of the competition.
The Chinese died on November 8 but his followers weren’t aware of his death until his firlfirend confirmed a month later on social media.
“Today is December 8th. It makes me think of November 8th, the day you left us and left this world”,the girlfriend wrote on social media.
Here are photos of Wu Yongning filming himself
