A daredevil plummeted to his death during a risky stunt near the top of a 62-story building in China, according to new reports. Wu Yongning, 26, who called himself “China’s First Roofto… ...

This transformation led to the construction of monumental wooden towers, such as the 155-meter (509-foot) pagoda at Yongning ...

Wu Yongning died earlier this year doing what he was best known for — “rooftopping,” or the practice of climbing atop very tall buildings and taking photos in precarious positions.

Wu Yongning, 26, died on Nov. 8 after falling from a 62-story building in the city of Changsha. Dangerous selfies 32 photos. Yongning's death was confirmed by his girlfriend in a social media post ...

Wu Yongning, 26, died in November after falling from a 62-story building in the city of Changsha. A China Daily editorial said Tuesday that the climber's death was a reminder of the need for ...

Wu Yongning, a martial arts-trained stuntman with a background in film, aimed to use an equivalent of $15,000 in prize money from the feat to fund his wedding and treatment for his sick mother ...

Wu Yongning shares a video on the microblogging site Weibo of himself on top of Bao’an Tower in Shanghai, China on Nov. 1, 2017. Wu Yongning/Weibo.

Wu Yongning, 26, was performing pullups at the summit of the Huayuan Hua Center, one of the tallest buildings in Changsha, in central China, when he lost his grip and fell.

Images of a Chinese daredevil falling from a 62-story skyscraper surfaced this week, highlighting the risky, glamorous and potentially lucrative world of rooftopping. Reports that Wu Yongning, 26 ...

A recent Beijing News investigation found that Mr Wu had posted more than 500 short videos and livestreams on Huoshan, garnering a million fans and earning at least 550,000 yuan (£62,000; $83,000).