Chinese daredevil falls to his death.

[lewdog]

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.

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[pugsnotdrugs19]

Sad thing is, the idiots who do this stuff won't learn from this. These stories will continue to slowly unravel as time goes on.

[RickObie]

Poor dude tried one more pull-up then he was used to. You know he thought I f@cked up and now I’m screwed.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Sad thing is, the idiots who do this stuff won't learn from this. These stories will continue to slowly unravel as time goes on.

well, yongning won't learn. that 3rd pull-up was a killer.
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[Pablo]

I like reading about these idiots dying. Getting what they wanted. Bystanders reported his fall down the side of the building sounded like somebody emptying a silverware drawer.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Sad thing is, the idiots who do this stuff won't learn from this. These stories will continue to slowly unravel as time goes on.

Nothing sad about it. Natural selection.

[lewdog]

Big question.

What kind of man can't do 3 ****ing pullups!?!?!?

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Big question.

What kind of man can't do 3 ****ing pullups!?!?!?

I believe he had already climbed about 20 floors before this according to the story.

It’s all dumb as hell regardless of how you look at it.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

I believe he had already climbed about 20 floors before this according to the story.

It’s all dumb as hell regardless of how you look at it.

Dang, really? How the **** do your vertically climb this shit?

[Fish]

Do you even lift, Bro?

[Deberg_1990]

At least he died doing what he loved.....

[In58men]

Definitely thread worthy.

[Demonpenz]

Pull up bar was the buildings chink in the armor

[RealSNR]

When he hit the ground he went SPRAT!

[KCrockaholic]

How many pull ups was he hoping to do? I mean 1 seemed like enough to get your point across.