"He was desperately trying to move forward. He was trying to scream out some instruction,” Balai Sutradhar, a photographer who was covering the stunt, told BBC News. “But no one could follow what he was saying. After struggling for 30 minutes he became still.”
April 30, 2013
"Indian stuntman dies as he uses only his hair to cross Teesta River."
"Officials say Sailendra Nath Roy, 49, was halfway across the Teesta River in West Bengal when he suffered a massive heart attack and died. His body, held to the wire by his ponytail 70 feet above the river, hung for nearly 45 minutes as horrified spectators, who had come to cheer him on, watched from a nearby bridge.
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Heart attacks are usually a surprise.
At least he died doing what he loved.
Eeewwww this brings to mind watching Wallenda walking the tightrope in a breeze.
Hair today, gone tomorrow.
He shoulda went to Ranger School first.
Pretty impressive stunt. I wonder what he'll do next to top that.
Did he reproduce before garnering his Darwin Award?
I used to doubt the power of ponytails but now I'll have to mullet over.
EMD - Damn, beat me to it.
Dying young is not that everyone is dreaming about. He should have better prepared. Too bad there are no other opportunities. His hair did not help.
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