This is the moment an internet star known as ‘China’s first rooftopper’ fell to his death from the top of a 62-storey skyscraper.
Wu Yongning, 26, was doing pull-ups at the top of the Huayuan International Centre in Changsha, the capital of Huan Province, when he lost his grip and fell.
Harrowing footage captured the moment he let go, plunging 45ft on to a terrace below where his body was later found by a window cleaner.
Wu Yongning, 26, fell to his death from the top of the Huayuan International Centre in Changsha, the capital of Huan Province, while filming a stunt (right)
Uncle Feng Shengliang told the Beijing News that he was due to propose to girlfriend Jin Jin two days after the stunt.
Feng told the newspaper that he planned to offer her a bridal gift of 80,000 yuan (£9,000), roughly the same amount he was due to earn from the video.
Wu died on November 8 but his death was only confirmed by family members on December 8 after fans became concerned that no videos had been posted to his YouTube channel for a month.
Local authorities investigating the case described it as an ‘accident’ and have already ruled out foul play.
Wu had been planning to propose to his girlfriend after filming the video on November 8, but died after losing his grip and falling 45ft on to a terrace (file pics)
Wu started life as a movie stuntman but then began filming viral videos and aimed to become China’s most famous ‘rooftopper’
On live-streaming video site ‘Volcano’ Wu had one million followers and 300 videos. He held 217 live-streaming sessions and was paid around £6,000 for doing so.
Fans have now flooded social media with tributes to Wu.
Jin Iin, said Huayuan International Centre is only open to the public until the 44th floor, after which key cards are required to access the Grand Hyatt hotel.
As security personnel were also present on the hotel’s top floor, she said she believes her boyfriend took a lift to ‘over 40 floors’ and then free-climbed ‘nearly 20 more floors’ to reach the position where he filmed.