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6th August 2023
03:51pm BST
Last week, news emerged that a French daredevil famous for climbing skyscrapers across the globe had died after falling from a building in Hong Kong.
Remi Lucidi fell from the 68th floor of the Tregunter Tower complex in Hong Kong after reportedly getting trapped outside a penthouse.
The 30-year-old arrived at the building in the evening and told security that he was visiting a friend on the 40th floor, investigators said.
According the South China Morning Post, Lucidi made his way to a top floor but got trapped outside the building.
A maid noticed him frantically banging on the window to get someone's attention, but he then lost his footing and fell.
The security guard who allowed Lucidi into the building had attempted to verify the daredevil's claim that he was visiting a friend, but Lucidi managed to get into the elevator before he could be cross-examined.
The maid called the police when she saw the stuntman knocking on a penthouse window on the 68th floor of Tregunter Tower at about 7.30pm.
His camera, which contained footage of extreme sports, was found at the scene by police.
Now, a friend of Lucidi's has come forward and said that the climber didn't slip.
Speaking to the Mirror, Lucidi's close friend Dakamaru, says that the death was not an accidental slip. He believes Lucidi was too skilled to simply slip and fall from the 721ft tower.
He explained: "This doesn't happen often. We do not just fall. Had my friend had any partner with him to back him up he would still be alive. A comrade would call for help. Tragedies such as my friend's never shake our core beliefs."
He continued: "When you reach a certain level of skill you don't just slip and fall. It's not possible. According to the witness, Remi was stuck outside of a window. It must have been a place that he could not manoeuvre out of. He must have spent enough time there to get tired and not be able to keep to it any longer. The witness claimed he’d been out on the window knocking.
He concluded that Lucidi was: "Probably on a thin edge outside. Not much space to move. Probably no way to sit, turn, crouch or change position in any way. And no matter how physically fit you are, in such conditions you’re bound to get tired eventually."
Shortly before his death, Lucidi had shared a photograph of the Hong Kong skyline on Instagram.
Some of his Instagram posts show him standing on top of skyscrapers.
Lucidi started climbing skyscrapers in 2016, and since then has performed stunts in locations such as Bulgaria, Portugal, France, Ukraine and Dubai.
In a photo posted on Instagram on 16 July, Lucidi took a selfie while hanging off the side of a building in Gabrovro, Bulgaria. He captioned the picture: “Life is too short to chase unicorns.”
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