Name Sailendra Roy | ||
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Died April 28, 2013, Teesta River | ||
Sailendra Nath Roy " Dies " During World Record Attempt
Stuntman dies while zip-lining by his hair across a river
Sailendra Nath Roy was an Indian man who registered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for the farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair. He created the record at Neemrana Fort Palace, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India, on 1 March 2011. Sailendra zip lined the entire 82.5 m attached to the zip wire only by his hair, which he tied in a looped ponytail. Again in September 2012, he pulled a Darjeeling Himalayan Railway locomotive with his ponytail in north Bengal for 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in the town of Siliguri, West Bengal.
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- Sailendra Nath Roy Dies During World Record Attempt
- Stuntman dies while zip lining by his hair across a river
- Death
- References
Death
Roy died on 28 April 2013, while trying to beat his own record of farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair. Roy passed away from a heart attack while attempting a record on the Teesta River. During the stunt, his ponytail became entangled in the wheeler of the rope, leaving him suspended in midair for approximately 25 minutes. He was 49 years old at the time of his death.
