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 a 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
- ^ "Sailendra Nath Roy". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Man pulls train with hair in world record attempt". The Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Man uses his hair to pull Darjeeling Himalayan train". indiatvnews.com. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (28 April 2013). "Guinness record holder dies while trying to cross Teesta on zip wire". The Hindu.
- ^ "Indian stuntman Sailendra Nath Roy dies trying to cross a river on a". The Independent. 29 April 2013.