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Daredevil climber plunges 68 floors from skyscraper
Telegraph via Yahoo ^ | July 31, 2023 | Nicola Smith

Posted on 07/31/2023 1:38:31 PM PDT by grundle

A daredevil climber fell to his death from a high-rise building in Hong Kong after last being seen knocking on a window on the 68th floor.

Remi Lucidi, 30, also known as “Remi Enigma”, was seen by a building worker knocking from the outside of the window, suggesting he may have been trapped and asking for help, reported the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

Tregunter Tower, which Mr Lucidi fell from on Thursday, is located in the city’s upscale Mid-Levels area.

The Frenchman had fallen 721ft to his death by the time the police arrived and officers found his camera, containing video of extreme sports. Mr Lucidi, who described himself as a Hong Kong-based photographer, had climbed structures across the world to capture selfies.

According to media reports, Mr Lucidi arrived at the Tregunter building at 7.30pm on Thursday, telling a security guard that he was visiting a friend on the 40th floor, although the resident named has since denied knowing him.

CCTV footage revealed that the climber took the elevator to the 49th floor and then the stairs to level 68 before forcing open the door to the rooftop.

His most recent Instagram posts show nail-biting snapshots from towering structures in Lisbon, Dubai and Bulgaria.

In one shot in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Mr Lucidi is seen balancing on a metal ladder with one hand and one foot while taking a picture of himself with a selfie stick using the other hand – the Bulgarian countryside far below.

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To: grundle

C’est la vie, c’est la guerre, c’est la splatte!


21 posted on 07/31/2023 2:10:06 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: EEGator; dfwgator
What's not to love? Here, we see a perfect abstraction of the thought process that goes into a Kamala Harris speech:


22 posted on 07/31/2023 2:13:13 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris; dfwgator

I see a yellow school bus. Who doesn’t love a yellow bus?...


23 posted on 07/31/2023 2:14:31 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Oh, I soooo want to post a thread with a video someone referenced a couple of days ago


24 posted on 07/31/2023 2:16:00 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: grundle

biting your tongue is proof that a life time of practice does not equal perfect. I never understand rock climbing and other activities that can lead to death by a single mistake.


25 posted on 07/31/2023 2:16:19 PM PDT by MNDude (Once you remove "they would never" from your Trump shared a post on soci it all begins to make sense)
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To: grundle

What is his name now? Remi Plana?


26 posted on 07/31/2023 2:19:12 PM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: grundle

Not the fall that killed him, the abrupt sudden stop did him in.


27 posted on 07/31/2023 2:20:56 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: grundle

I’d be surprised if the windows are able to be opened on the 68th floor of a skyscraper.


28 posted on 07/31/2023 2:21:36 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: grundle
Remi Lucidi, 30, a Frenchman also known as Remi Enigma, was seen by a building worker knocking from the outside of the window, suggesting that he may have been trapped and asking for help

The worker then opened the window to see what he wanted. Unfortunately, the window opened outward.

29 posted on 07/31/2023 2:24:22 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: MNDude

Yep, broken bones at the least.

Very possibly crippled for life.

Or it can kill you.

Apparently happened to one guy from high school; not long after we graduated. He was rock climbing ..... and fell.

I didn’t know him at all but I knew his name. From what little I knew, decent enough of a guy. Barely made it into his 20s.


30 posted on 07/31/2023 2:33:31 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: grundle

Adrenalin junkies die young.


31 posted on 07/31/2023 2:36:31 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: grundle

It appears he won’t be pulling that stunt any more.


32 posted on 07/31/2023 2:39:15 PM PDT by patriot torch
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To: ping jockey

At least he died doing what he hated.
Sad, but man, we told ya’ so.
Didn’t he learn anything from Stockton Rush?


33 posted on 07/31/2023 2:39:17 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: I-ambush

“What is his name now? Remi Plana?”

Parta Terra Firma methinks. ;)


34 posted on 07/31/2023 2:58:11 PM PDT by Salty Longshanks
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To: grundle

World Trade Center? Tragic beyond words
This guy? He knew what he was in for.


35 posted on 07/31/2023 3:07:06 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: grundle

Was he vaxxed?


36 posted on 07/31/2023 3:09:45 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: grundle

I guess he made his mark.


37 posted on 07/31/2023 3:11:04 PM PDT by mywholebodyisaweapon ("Carthago Delenda Est")
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To: grundle

He got his 15 minutes of fame.


38 posted on 07/31/2023 3:32:58 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: grundle

Play stupid games,


39 posted on 07/31/2023 3:58:59 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: grundle

Not your typical cheese-eating Frenchman.
Further, John Kerry (the supposedly French-looking loser) would not go up just one floor without an elevator. FWIW


40 posted on 07/31/2023 4:53:00 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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