Chinese 'rooftopper' unwittingly film he plunges top 62-storey skyscraper while doing pull-ups stunt This is the moment internet star known as 'China's first rooftopper' fell to his death from the top a 62-storey skyscraper. Wu Yongning, 26 was doing pull-ups at the top Huayuan International Centre in Changsha the capital Huan Province when he lost grip and fell. Harrowing footage captured the moment he let plunging 45ft to a terrace below where his body was later found by a window cleaner. Wu died on November 8 but is death was only confirmed by family members on December 8 after fans became concerned that no videos had been posted to his social media account for a month. As security personnel were also present the hotel's top floor, she said she believes her boyfriend took a lift to 'over 40 floors' and then free-climbed 'nearly 20 more floors' to reach the position where he filmed. Wu used to work as lowly paid background actor various films in China before becoming a video blogger at the beginning of this year. He discovered that by posting videos of himself climbing up dangerous structures, he could earn much more money than acting and could help family improve their living standard. In the space of 10 months, Wu scaled skyscrapers around China and performed stunts on top of them. On October 3 he filmed himself doing an one-arm handstand top of the 70-storey Sun Moon Light Plaza in Chongqing. One month before video on his social media account showed him walking on a tiny ledge on top of the 68-storey Yuexiu Fortune Center in Wuhan.
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