Wu Yongning Death – The Performer Fall From A 62-Storey Building

Wu Yongning death occurred when he fell from a 62-storey building in 2017 while performing a risky stunt of hanging off the building with one hand.

Clambering around the tops of high structures without permission has become a trend known as ‘roof-topping’ or ‘roofing’.

Typically roof-toppers will perform precarious stunts while filming themselves for social media.

The reckless practice has cost many lives, with one publicized being the fall of Chinese man Wu Yongning from a 62-story building in 2017.

Wu was performing a risky stunt of hanging off the building with one hand when he lost his grip and plummeted to his death from the Huayuan International Centre in Changsha, a city in central China. 

Queensland police said they had not been informed of the incident and no investigation was currently being underway. 

Wu Yongning went out to do what he loved best – scale a skyscraper without safety equipment and film himself dangling off its roof by his fingertips.

What happened next almost seemed inevitable – the Chinese climber fell, plunging 62 stories to his death.

His many thousands of followers grew concerned when he stopped posting videos of his stunts on sites like Huoshan and Kuaishou, but his death was confirmed first by his girlfriend, then by authorities.

A shocking clip of what appeared to be his final moments – his fatal attempt to scale a building in Changsha city – began circulating online

His death has prompted uneasy soul-searching over the “cash for clips” internet video industry. Questions are now being asked about whether these platforms and their viewers are in some way responsible for his death.

But while no one ever forced him to scale a building, some have asked whether Mr. Wu’s viewers also carry some responsibility for his death.

The debate over viewers’ complicity has intensified as more people around the world practice “roof-topping” and share their clips on social media – the craze swept Russia earlier this year and has already claimed several lives.

But the question is particularly pointed in China because live streamers and viral video-makers can earn money from fans directly. Many Chinese video platforms allow followers to send virtual gifts, which can then be converted to cash.

Daredevils film themselves on the rooftop of the 243-meter tower  

A group of daredevils has posted videos of themselves precariously walking along the roof-top beams of a 243-meter tower they illegally climbed.

One video shows a member of the group walking to the very edge of a plank protruding from the Peppers Soul tower on Queensland’s Surfers Paradise and pointing the camera directly down at the dizzying sight of the beach far below.

Other shots, some of which are taken by drone, show the men relaxing having scaled the structures which sit on top of the roof. 

None of the men were wearing any type of safety gear or harness, instead opting for t-shirts, shorts, and sandshoes. 

Another video showed the men carrying out a similar stunt on the roof of another high Peppers Soul structure.

The group was slammed online for their social media stunt with one person saying: ‘Just plainly stupid‘.

Another said: ‘They’re irresponsible morons who endanger the lives of rescue personnel when things go wrong.’