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British stunt performer
Steve Truglia
(3 October 1962 ? 17 November 2016) was a
stunt coordinator
,
stunt performer
and action unit director in the UK.
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He became a
TED
speaker in 2009.
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Truglia died while attempting to
abseil
from a helicopter.
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Career
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Truglia served as a reservist in the
UK Special Forces
for twenty years.
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Truglia became a professional stuntman in 1996.
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His motion picture stunt credits included
Saving Private Ryan
and two
James Bond
films.
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Truglia set multiple records, including:
- The longest Full Body Burn in the UK, ablaze for 2 minutes 5 seconds (unofficial record).
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- British record (2002) for no limits
freediving
(breath hold diving) ? 76 metres (249 ft).
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- Awarded
Guinness World Record
in 2004 for fastest
abseil
over 100 metres (330 ft) (8.9 seconds).
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Truglia made a fundraising attempt for a world-record high altitude parachute jump from the edge of space, to surpass what was then
Joe Kittinger
's 1960 record. Truglia's plan was to jump from 120,000 feet (37,000 m) in a spacesuit.
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He did not attempt the stunt prior to his death.
Death
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Truglia died on 17 November 2016 while attempting a world record 100-metre (330 ft) speed
abseil
from a helicopter above
Chongqing
.
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