Sailendra Nath Roy

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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 died due to heart attack during his record try at Teesta River.[4] His ponytail became stuck in the wheeler of the rope halfway through the stunt and he was left hanging in midair for about 25 minutes. He was 49 years old.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sailendra Nath Roy". Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  2. ↑ Telegraph.co.uk
  3. ↑ "Man uses his hair to pull Darjeeling Himalayan train". indiatvnews.com. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Stuntman dies during world record attempt as he tried to cross river on a zip-wire attached to his hair". dailymail. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. ↑ The Hindu
  6. ↑ Independent.co.uk
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