DAREDEVIL FELL 300FT | James Bond stuntman and SAS hero Steve Truglia killed in abseil race after plunging from a helicopter in China *** A JAMES Bond stuntman and SAS hero has been killed in an abseil race from a helicopter. Steve Truglia, 54, fell 300ft in China but authorities there are refusing to release further details. Pals said Steve, who has been in a string of blockbusters including Tomorrow Never Dies, and another daredevil were meant to be abseiling from the chopper at the same time. But he had expressed fears it would be too small to take their weight hours before he died. Ropes were also left out overnight in heavy rain making them potentially unsafe for the event, held up by bad weather in Chongqing, south west China. Steve, who served in the SAS and SBS for 20 years, posted “Let’s do this” on his Facebook page as he boarded the chopper for the fateful stunt on Thursday. Ex-military colleague and friend Phil Tunnicliffe said: “We have not been able to find out much about what happened. The Chinese company he was working for are trying to keep things under wraps. In 2004 he was awarded a Guinness World Record for the fastest abseil; over 100 metres in 8.9 seconds, performed for the Guinness World Record 50th Anniversary TV show from the 400 ft London landmark Centre Point. He was also a member of the Barking and Dagenham Canoe Club. The Foreign Office said:’’We have offered assistance to the family of a British national who has sadly died in Chongqing, China. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.” | The Sun
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