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]

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References
  1. "Sailendra Nath Roy". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. "Man pulls train with hair in world record attempt". The Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2012.
  3. "Man uses his hair to pull Darjeeling Himalayan train". indiatvnews.com. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. Singh, Shiv Sahay (28 April 2013). "Guinness record holder dies while trying to cross Teesta on zip wire". The Hindu.
  6. "Indian stuntman Sailendra Nath Roy dies trying to cross a river on a". The Independent. 29 April 2013.
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