Revealed: Eerie ‘life’s too short’ social media posts of French daredevil Remi Lucidi who fell to his death climbing 721ft Hong Kong skyscraper – as videos show his daring escapades on high-rise buildings around the world

It has been revealed that the French daredevil who fell to his death while scaling a 721-foot skyscraper in Hong Kong eerily wrote “life is too short” on his social media posts in the days leading up to the fatal stunt.

Remi Lucidi would protest criticism of his hair-raising adventures that saw him stand on top of high-rise structures that reached over 950 feet in height, whether they were skyscrapers or more obscure structures like cranes, bridges, or pylons.

The videos show how Lucidi, 30, was no stranger to risking his life by scaling these incredibly tall buildings: but his latest escapade to the top of a 721-foot-tall skyscraper proved fatal.

Lucidi, known as ‘Remi Enigma’ on social media, had reached the 68th floor of Tregunter Tower, a residential block in Hong Kong’s upmarket mid-tier area, when he fell to his death.

The young adventurer had been seen by a maid banging on the attic windows to get back into the building, but fell to his death before help arrived on Thursday.

Lucida often shared dozens of videos and photos of him smiling while standing precariously near the edge of high-rise buildings, all while eerily writing that “life is too short” on social media posts.

In another video, Lucidi can be standing on top of a dangerously tall crane while cars appear to be little dots below in a situation that would make anyone’s legs shake with fear. In the nail-biting footage, Lucidi decides to test the limits even further and walks over to a nearby pole and begins doing push-ups as he casually looks down at the sheer drop below.

The stomach-churning footage shows the Frenchman standing on the edge of a crane that is attached to the top of a high-rise building that is under construction without using safety equipment.

On his social media pages, Lucida shared dozens of videos and photos of him smiling while standing dangerously close to the edge of high-rise buildings, all while eerily writing that “life is too short.”

In more nail-biting footage, Lucidi is seen climbing to the top of a 984-foot-tall chimney at the Provence power station in Gardanne, the tallest chimney in France.

The stomach-churning footage shows the Frenchman standing on the edge of a crane that is attached to the top of a high-rise building that is under construction without using safety equipment. In the video, captioned “I’m a tow truck with no safety devices,” he waves to the camera as he pans his view.

In another video, Lucidi can be standing on top of a dangerously tall crane while cars appear to be little dots below in a situation that would make anyone’s legs shake with fear.

In the nail-biting footage, Lucidi decides to test the limits even further and walks up to a nearby pole and begins doing push-ups while casually looking down at the drop.

More footage, not for the faint of heart, shows Lucidi walking across the top of a bridge as vehicles speed below. A small mistake would have been fatal for the Frenchman.

In more nail-biting footage, Lucidi is seen climbing to the top of a 984-foot-tall chimney at the Provence power station in Gardanne, the tallest chimney in France.

The video shows the Frenchman climbing to the top of the chimney and walking around the circular top before sitting down and dangling his feet with the vertical drop below.

The daredevil would also post images of himself clinging to the back of moving trams or standing on top of trains and ducking just in time before a bridge nearly knocked him off the vehicle.

His posts of himself dangling from high-rise buildings often drew criticism, but Lucidi always wrote that “life is too short” and ignored their concerns.

One caption, which was posted alongside a photo of Lucidi in a Hong Kong skyscraper in 2019, read: “I’m crazy, that’s what people call me and that’s how I’m different.”

And alongside a photo of him dangling his foot from the ledge of a high-rise building in Kiev, Ukraine, Lucidi wrote: “Avoid negative people in your life, especially if they tell you you can’t do something.” Find people who support you.

But for Lucidi, his latest mission to scale the top of the 721-foot Tregunter Tower in Hong Kong proved fatal.

Remi Lucidi, 30, fell from the top of a Hong Kong residential skyscraper, the Tregunter Tower, while trying to pose for a photograph.

Lucidi fell from the top of a 721-foot, 68-story Hong Kong residential skyscraper (center of photo)

Lucidi is known for high-altitude stunts. He is pictured here in Colombia.

Lucidi is seen in a close-up photo as he poses on top of a Dubai skyscraper

On the night of his death, last Thursday, Frenchman Lucidi arrived at the tower at 7:30 p.m. and told a security guard that he was visiting a friend on the 40th floor.

The resident he named has since denied knowing the thrill seeker and it was merely a ruse to get Lucidi to bypass security.

Footage from the building’s surveillance camera then sees Lucidi exiting the elevator on the 49th floor before walking up the stairs to the top on the 68th level.

The door to the roof was locked, but Lucidi forced it open, determined to take another picture from the roof.

Many of the photos posted to his Instagram see him clinging to the towers of tall buildings and it is possible that he was trying to do the same when he fell and plummeted to the ground.

The police found his sports camera, which contained videos of the extreme sports he practiced, according to the South China morning mail.

Lucidi is seen scaling a building in Guatape, Antioquia, Colombia.

Lucidi appears in a rare photo with both feet on the ground, here in the Malaysian jungle.

In one part of the stomach-churning footage, he can be seen swinging on the edge of a chimney in Bulgaria.

Lucidi was rarely seen wearing safety harnesses or other climbing gear.

In instagramLucidi shared photos and videos of his climbing adventures with his more than 3,000 followers.

Recent posts saw him posing on top of scaffolding and high-rise buildings in countries around the world, including Dubai, Bulgaria, and France.

Six days before his death, Lucidi, who described himself as a Hong Kong-based photographer, posted a photo of Times Square in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on his Instagram page, which is now littered with tributes.

‘Rip bro. Sad news no one wants to hear about a fellow explorer,” wrote one.

The stakes are high in search of incredible experiences. Eternal respect rest in peace,’ added another.

“You will never leave us, you are unique,” said a third.

Many of the photos posted on Instagram show Lucidi clinging to the towers of tall buildings.

Many of Lucidi’s photos are vertigo-inducing as he stands perilously close to the edge.

Lucidi had been staying at a hostel in Tsim Sha Tsui. The hostel owner described him as “kind and humble.”

“He was healthy, fit and with a happy face,” Gurjit Kaur told SCMP. ‘I feel very sad.

“He told me he was going to climb a mountain when I asked him where he was going. She said that she wanted to walk a lot when she was here,” she said.

The police found his passport and other belongings at the hostel.

The French consulate has been informed of Lucidi’s death while a police investigation into the incident continues.