French Daredevil Who Climbed Towers Round World Believed to Have Fallen to His Dying in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — A French man is believed to have fallen to his dying from a high-rise residential constructing in Hong Kong final week, police stated on Monday, with native media retailers figuring out him as daredevil Remi Lucidi.

Police stated a 30-year-old man’s physique was discovered on a patio within the metropolis’s upscale Mid-Ranges space. He was believed to have engaged in excessive sports activities, police stated, with out figuring out him.

Officers carried out an preliminary investigation and stated he apparently fell from a rooftop. No suicide word was discovered on the scene, they stated. The reason for his dying must be verified by an post-mortem, they added.

Native media, together with the South China Morning Submit, stated the person was Lucidi, 30. The Submit cited an unnamed supply saying he was final seen alive knocking on a penthouse window on the 68th ground of a residential tower on Thursday night. The Related Press has not been in a position to confirm his identification.

Lucidi, who used the identify “Remi Enigma” on social media, final posted a photograph of Hong Kong’s evening view per week in the past on Instagram and tagged the placement as Occasions Sq. in purchasing district Causeway Bay. The picture gave the impression to be taken from above.

Supporters mourned him on social media.

Lucidi posted to Instagram as he climbed numerous tall buildings world wide and took selfies, together with one he captioned, “Above the Sky, 425m” and tagged Dubai as the placement.

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