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A man known for climbing tall buildings has died from an apparent fall off of a Hong Kong skyscraper, local authorities say
31.07.2023 - 20:15 / insider.com / News
A French man known for taking part in extreme sports has died from what appears to be a fall from a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong, local police confirmed to Insider.
Remi Lucidi, 30, documented himself climbing tall buildings across the world on his Instagram account.
Lucidi was last seen alive knocking on a penthouse window on the 68th floor of one of the three Tregunter Tower buildings at around 7:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, a source cited as familiar with the case told the South China Morning Post's Laura Westbrook.
A domestic worker in the building spotted Lucidi at the window and called the police, according to the newspaper.
Police told the SCMP that Lucidi arrived at Tregunter Tower shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday and told a security guard he was visiting a friend on the 40th floor. Lucidi got into an elevator before the guard discovered that the resident didn't know him, the publication reported.
Footage from the building's security cameras showed Lucidi exiting the elevator on the 49th floor and later on staircases on the top floor, according to the SCMP. Security guards also found a lock on the top floor had been forced open but failed to locate Lucidi, the publication reported.
After arriving at the scene, police found Lucidi on the ground level and confirmed he was dead, the SCMP reported.
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In a case brief sent to Insider, the Hong Kong police department said that a 30-year-old man had died at the scene and his body was discovered by the building's security guard.
After an initial investigation, it is believed Lucidi fell from a ledge or a platform on the building, however, the cause of death is expected to be determined after an autopsy, according to the same brief.
Police found Lucidi's camera at the scene, which contained videos of extreme sports, according to the SCMP.
Lucidi's Instagram account, under the name "Remi Enigma," includes numerous selfies taken from extreme heights in Hong Kong, Bulgaria, and Dubai. The account has over 8,000 followers as of Monday.
The last post on the account — a photo of Hong Kong skyscrapers at night, shared on July 24 — has a number of comments from followers sharing their condolences.
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On Saturday, the SMCP reported that police were investigating whether Lucidi was taking part in similar activities to those shared on his Instagram account at the time of his death.
A source cited as familiar with the case told the newspaper that it was possible Lucidi had become trapped outside the penthouse while practicing extreme sports and had knocked on the window for help before falling.
Lucidi had been staying at the Ashoka Hostel in Chungking Mansions in
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