Stuntman Dies While Zip-Lining Across River In India

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[size=3]An Indian stuntman attempting to break a world record by crossing a river on a zip-line -- while hanging by his ponytail -- died while performing the feat Sunday. [/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]Police officer Sailendra Nath Roy, 49, apparently had a heart attack as a result of zip-lining on a wire suspended nearly 600 feet in the air across the River Teesta in West Bengal, India, according to a Sky News report. [/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]Roy holds the Guinness World Record for covering the longest distance on a zip-line while hanging by his hair.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]Roy’s shoulder-length hair was attached to a pulley on a wire, and he had completed about half the distance when he suddenly stopped. As a crowd looked on in horror, Roy became entangled and could no longer propel himself forward.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]"Roy tried frantically to get hold of a second rope to reach the finishing point," senior police officer K Jayaraman told Sky.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]After several minutes, Roy stopped moving and was eventually rescued.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]No medical personnel or ambulance was present during the stunt.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]He was admitted to a nearby hospital, but was declared dead by doctors after a suspected heart attack.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]An autopsy was expected Monday.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]Roy achieved the Guinness World Record after covering 271 feet on a zip-line while attached by his hair in 2011 in Rajasthan, India. He also used his hair to drag a train on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=transparent]
[size=3]Roy’s younger brother Benoy, who was watching the stunt, said, "We were proud of his bravery.”[/size][/background][/size][/font][/color]


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