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{{Short description|Stunt performer and Guinnes World Record holder (1964–2013)}}
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'''Sailendra Nath Roy''' (1964–2013) was an Indian man who registered his name in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] for the farthest distance travelled on a [[zip-line|zip wire]] using hair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-9000/farthest-distance-travelled-on-a-zip-wire-(zip-line)-using-hair/|title=Sailendra Nath Roy|access-date=2013-04-29}}</ref> He created the record at Neemrana Fort Palace, Neemrana, [[Rajasthan]], India, on 1 March 2011. Sailendra zip lined the entire 82.5 m attached to the zip wire only by his hair, which he tied in a looped ponytail. Again in September 2012, he pulled a [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway|Darjeeling Himalayan Railway locomotive]] with his ponytail in north Bengal for 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in the town of [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9553076/Man-pulls-train-with-hair-in-world-record-attempt.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920112925/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9553076/Man-pulls-train-with-hair-in-world-record-attempt.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2012|title=Man pulls train with hair in world record attempt|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/man-uses-his-hair-to-pull-darjeeling-himalayan-train--17741.html|title=Man uses his hair to pull Darjeeling Himalayan train|publisher=indiatvnews.com|date=2012-10-20|access-date=2013-04-29}}</ref>
{{Infobox person
|name = Sailendra Nath Roy
|birth_date = {{birth year|1964}}
|birth_place = India
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|4|28|1964}}
|death_place = [[Teesta River]]
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'''Sailendra Nath Roy''' (1964–2013) was an Indian man who registered his name in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] for the farthest distance travelled on a [[zip-line|zip wire]] using hair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-9000/farthest-distance-travelled-on-a-zip-wire-(zip-line)-using-hair/|title=Sailendra Nath Roy|access-date=2013-04-29}}</ref> He achieved the record at Neemrana Fort Palace, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India, on 1 March 2011. Sailendra zip lined the entire 82.5 m attached to the zip wire only by his hair, which he tied in a looped ponytail. Again in September 2012, he pulled a [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway|Darjeeling Himalayan Railway locomotive]] with his ponytail in north Bengal for 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in the town of [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9553076/Man-pulls-train-with-hair-in-world-record-attempt.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920112925/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9553076/Man-pulls-train-with-hair-in-world-record-attempt.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2012|title=Man pulls train with hair in world record attempt|website=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/man-uses-his-hair-to-pull-darjeeling-himalayan-train--17741.html|title=Man uses his hair to pull Darjeeling Himalayan train|publisher=indiatvnews.com|date=2012-10-20|access-date=2013-04-29}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Roy died on 28 April 2013, while trying to beat his own record of farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair. Roy died due to a heart attack during his record try at [[Teesta River]].{{cn|date=September 2020}} His ponytail became stuck in the wheeler of the rope halfway through the stunt and he was left hanging in midair for about 25 minutes. He was 49 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/guinness-record-holder-dies-while-trying-to-cross-teesta-on-zip-wire/article4663719.ece|title=Guinness record holder dies while trying to cross Teesta on zip wire|first=Shiv Sahay|last=Singh|date=28 April 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indian-man-sailendra-nath-roy-dies-trying-to-cross-a-river-on-a-zip-wire-using-his-ponytail-8594493.html|title=Indian stuntman Sailendra Nath Roy dies trying to cross a river on a|date=29 April 2013|website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>
Roy died on 28 April 2013, while trying to beat his own record of farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair. Roy died due to a heart attack during his record try at [[Teesta River]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} His ponytail became stuck in the wheeler of the rope halfway through the stunt and he was left hanging in midair for about 25 minutes. He was 49 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/guinness-record-holder-dies-while-trying-to-cross-teesta-on-zip-wire/article4663719.ece|title=Guinness record holder dies while trying to cross Teesta on zip wire|first=Shiv Sahay|last=Singh|date=28 April 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indian-man-sailendra-nath-roy-dies-trying-to-cross-a-river-on-a-zip-wire-using-his-ponytail-8594493.html|title=Indian stuntman Sailendra Nath Roy dies trying to cross a river on a|date=29 April 2013|website=The Independent}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Sailendra Nath Roy
Born1964 (1964)
India
Died28 April 2013(2013-04-28) (aged 48–49)

Sailendra Nath Roy (1964–2013) was an Indian man who registered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for the farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair.[1] He achieved the record at Neemrana Fort Palace, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India, on 1 March 2011. Sailendra zip lined the entire 82.5 m attached to the zip wire only by his hair, which he tied in a looped ponytail. Again in September 2012, he pulled a Darjeeling Himalayan Railway locomotive with his ponytail in north Bengal for 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in the town of Siliguri, West Bengal.[2][3]

Death[edit | edit source]

Roy died on 28 April 2013, while trying to beat his own record of farthest distance travelled on a zip wire using hair. Roy died due to a heart attack during his record try at Teesta River.[citation needed] His ponytail became stuck in the wheeler of the rope halfway through the stunt and he was left hanging in midair for about 25 minutes. He was 49 years old.[4][5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Sailendra Nath Roy". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. "Man pulls train with hair in world record attempt". The Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012.
  3. "Man uses his hair to pull Darjeeling Himalayan train". indiatvnews.com. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. Singh, Shiv Sahay (28 April 2013). "Guinness record holder dies while trying to cross Teesta on zip wire". The Hindu.
  5. "Indian stuntman Sailendra Nath Roy dies trying to cross a river on a". The Independent. 29 April 2013.