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Russian authorities are trying to work out how a man froze to death on the rooftop of a student dorm. The body belongs to 26-year-old Yevgeny Tikhonov, a man well-known for being what the Siberian Times calls an industrial climber.
The Russian newspaper says the young man's social media is filled with photos and videos of him scaling buildings much higher than this three-storey block in Anzhero-Sudzhensk in Russia's south.
Yevgeny's body was first discovered by a small girl, who alerted nearby adults.
Icicles can be seen protruding from Mr Tikhonov's feet, so there is a suggestion that he had been dangling off the rooftop for some time. Temperatures were well below freezing around the time the climber is believed to have died, with the mercury hovering around -23 degrees Celsius.
His girlfriend has told local media: "He loved working as industrial climber and often joked with us that he only came down to sleep."
An investigation is underway to see how he died however the Daily Mail reports there is no suggestion he tried to take his own life.
Yevgeny is the latest climber to have lost their life while pursuing their hobby, after shocking footage emerged late last year of Chinese rooftop climber Wu Yongning plunging to his death from the top of a 62-storey building.
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The 26-year-old fell from the building in Changsha, the capital city of China's Hunan province, while performing one of his signature skyscraper performances.
It wasn't until a month after his death that officials confirmed it in a post on Chinese social media by his girlfriend.
According to the BBC, a family member was quoted as saying he was participating in a 'rooftopping' challenge with 100,000 yuan (£11,300 / $15,500) at stake in prize money. However, the details of the competition and its sponsor are unclear.
"He planned to propose to his girlfriend [the day after the challenge]," the South China Morning Post quoted his step-uncle as saying.
"He needed the money for the wedding, and for medical treatment for his ailing mother."
The tragic incident prompted talks among professionals and spectators about the dangers involved in these stunt videos
Men and women notch up thousands of views and likes when they post pictures and videos of them climbing cranes or doing hand stands on the edge of a shockingly tall building - all without the help of harnesses or ropes.
But is it worth it?
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Sources: The Siberian Times, Daily Mail, BBC, South China Morning Post
Topics: Death, World News, News, Investigation, Russia