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Dangerous 'rooftopping' craze arrives in Sydney, trespassing teens photographed dangling over edge of city skyscrapers by: James Gorman •From: CENtRAL •January 27, 2014 9:21AM
•Rooftopping involves thrillseekers posting daring pictures of themselves on skyscrapers on social media
•Dangerous fad has spread from Europe and US to Sydney
•Authorities have warned against rooftopping which has already claimed at least one life in the US
•Trend for posting images of dangerous stunts has spread to public transport
SYDNEY youths are putting their lives at risk by taking part in a dangerous new game known as "rooftopping" on high-rise buildings.
The craze involves youths breaking into buildings, ascending to the roof and filming themselves in precarious positions, sometimes with their legs dangling over the edge.
The pictures and videos, some of which have been obtained by Central, are then posted on social media sites like Instagram.
Rooftopping has spread from Europe and the US, where participants will go as far as to disguise themselves as employees in order to gain access to the rooftops of buildings without suspicion.
An Instagram shot of youths ‘rooftopping’ on the ledge of a Sydney skyscraper. Source: Supplied
The craze is starting to grow in popularity with dozens of social media pages flooded with images of children no older than 16 seen on rooftops around the CBD.
Police in other Australian states and overseas have already raised the alarm over the potentially deadly craze but it hasn't stopped the pictures appearing online.
A 23-year-old man reportedly died in Chicago while rooftopping in December last year.
A concerned parent from Alexandria, who wished not to be named, said it was only a matter of time before a child was seriously injured or killed as a result of the dangerous trend.
"When kids are on school holidays they get bored and they get restless and all of these images on social media appear to be almost be promoting this 'rooftopping' which is so dangerous," she said.
