Sailendra Nath Roy
Sailendra Nath Roy is an Indian man who registered his names in the Guinness Book of World Records by the farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair.[1] He created 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, better known as the Toy Train with his pony tail in north Bengal for 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in the town of Siliguri, West Bengal.[2]
Death
Mr. Roy was dead on 28 April 2013, while trying to beat his own record of farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair. Roy was dead due to heart filure during his record try at Teesta River.[3] He was half way through the stunt when his ponytail became stuck in the wheeler of the rope and he was left hanging in mid-air for about 25 minutes.[3] Sailendra Nath Roy was 50 years old.
Footnotes
- ^ "SAILENDRA NATH ROY". Retrieved 2013-04-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Man uses his hair to pull Darjeeling Himalayan train". indiatvnews.com. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ a b "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.