Famous Chinese ‘Rooftopper’ Falls to Death from 62-Story Building
A well-known Chinese ‘rooftopping’ photographer fell to his death from the top of a 62-story skyscraper after the stunt he was attempting went horribly wrong. The incident was caught on camera.
Yongning was filmed clinging to the edge of the roof and doing pull-ups. When he tried to lift himself back onto the roof, however, he found that he no longer had the strength to do so. After hanging for a brief moment, Yongning lost his grip and fell.
A camera set up to record the stunt captured the entire incident and Yongning falling out of the frame (warning: viewers may find it distressing):
Yongning was one of the most popular rooftopping photographers in China, having amassed over 1 million followers through Chinese social media services. He regularly shared vertigo-inducing photos — often shot with selfie sticks — of himself standing, sitting, lying, and hanging precariously at the tops of extremely tall buildings and structures:
Yongning, a former movie stuntman, had reportedly shared over 300 photos and videos of his stunts, which were both widely praised and criticized.
Another rooftopping photographer, Eric Paul Janssen, died just a month earlier after falling from the 20th floor of a luxury hotel in Chicago.