30-Year-Old Man, Known For Climbing Skyscrapers, Dies After Falling From Hong Kong Tower

Remi Lucidi's stunts were not for the faint of heart. The 30-year-old French daredevil, known for extreme sports was found dead after falling off the 68-story of Hong Kong residential.

Lucidi, better known online as Remi Enigma, is believed to have gotten trapped outside the top-floor penthouse of the Trengunter Tower complex, frantically knocking on a window and startling a maid inside. Lucidi then lost his balance and plummeted 68 floors, dying instantly.

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How did he get to the top?

Hong Kong officials claim a security guard at the building had attempted to apprehend Lucidi when his claim of visiting a friend on the 40th floor proved untrue, but the extreme sports fan managed to make his way higher up the building.

As per Hong Kong officials, Lucidi was seen at the building at around 6 pm and he told the security guard at the gate that he has come to visit a friend on the 40th floor. The media outlet reported that the security gate tried to stop him after the alleged friend confirmed he was not acquainted with Lucidi, but by then he was already in an elevator.

CCTV footage shows Lucidi arriving on the 49th floor and later taking the stair up to the top of the building. People found a hatch leading to the roof open but say the man was nowhere to be found.

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Asking for help, he knocked at window of top-floor penthouse

However, he was seen alive at 7.38 pm, frantically tapping on the window of the complex's penthouse, which prompted a maid in the apartment to call the police. Media reports said that Lucidi was trapped outside the penthouse and was banging on the window for help before he lost his balance.

The police found Lucidi's camera at the scene and it contained videos of his high-rise stunts. Police have not released the official cause of death.

The "friendly and humble guy" had amassed an Instagram following who would see the bold and adrenalin-pumping photographs Lucidi would take atop buildings and large structures.

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A worker who claimed to speak to Lucidi said: "He told me he was going to hike a mountain when I asked where he was going. He said he wanted to hike a lot when he was here."

Shortly before his death he had posted a photo of the Hong Kong skyline.

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