A man dressed in a red robe looking like the Russian version of Santa Claus falls to his death from a failed stunt on a high-rise in front of a horrified audience, including his wife and children.
The unidentified climber was attempting to jump over the side of a 24-storey residential building in Chelyabinsk to the delight of the crowd below when he lost his grip.
Seen illuminated by floodlights, the man plunged into the snow-covered structure one story above the ground, killing him in what organizers called a “horrible misfortune.”
His wife and children were in the yard during the fall and witnessed his death.
Witnesses initially thought the free fall was part of the stunt and waited for him to appear and greet their children, according to news agency e2westnews.
“My son doesn’t understand anything,” said one observer. “The others understood, and they left in hysterics. All parents, naturally, were shocked.”
The man lost his grip on the 24th floor. Social media/east2west news The victim’s safety rope was not arranged properly before that and he fell to his death. Social media/east2west news Russia’s “Grandfather Frost” lands on a snow-covered structure one story above the ground. Kp.ru/east2west news
Another contestant said he thought the jump form was fake, and that the man was playing a Christmas prank.
“The celebration continued,” the witness said. “At first there was no suspicion that this was a tragedy.”
The victim was described as an experienced climber who had somehow misaligned his safety rope.
The building’s management company had organized the event and later issued an apology for the traumatic spectacle.
Some onlookers did not realize the man had been dead for several minutes. Social media/east2west news The tragedy happened in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Gello/east2west news
“Today’s holiday turned into a big misfortune,” they said, according to reports. “An industrial climber dressed as Grandfather Frost fell from his home and died.”
A variation of Santa Claus, Grandfather Frost is a traditional Christmas character popular in Slavic countries.
Known as Ded Moroz in Russian and dressed in either a red or blue robe, the bearded man delivers gifts to well-behaved children.
He differs from his counterpart from the West in asking his daughter to help him with his chores instead of the deer team.
Russian authorities are investigating and may cite a security breach, the report said.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
