Chinese rooftoppers brought down to earth by police
- Trio of young men go to extreme lengths to win fame on social media
- No safety gear in skyscraper climb
Three daredevils who danced and took videos at the top of a skyscraper in southwestern China were taken away by police in the latest incident of the fad known as rooftopping.
The three men, all in their 20s, were caught as they left the top of the 228 metre (748 feet) New York Tower in the central area of Chongqing on Sunday, after accessing a narrow, unfenced terrace on the roof, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
Among them was Tong Hu, a 24-year-old local rooftopping enthusiast who has about 60,000 followers on Chinese social media platform Weibo.
He and three other men caused controversy last year when they climbed to the tip of the needle at the top of Nanjing’s 450 metre Zifeng Tower and shared selfies of their exploits on social media.
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Tong told online news platform Thecover.cn that he never took safety precautions while scaling skyscrapers and also never informed the buildings’ management of his activities.