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