My palms are sweating! Exciting moment the camera catches a daredevil climber clinging to a vertical drawbridge in Miami
- This is the moment a daredevil climber was caught clinging to the top of the Brickell Avenue Bridge in Miami while the drawbridge was upright.
- The mystery man had climbed to the top, where there was a 90-foot drop with boats and ships cruising below him, and was seen celebrating.
- He made it down safely when the drawbridge leveled out and managed to escape before police arrived on the scene.
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This is the exciting moment the camera caught a daredevil climber clinging to the top of a Miami drawbridge while standing upright.
The mystery man scaled the Brickell Avenue Bridge single-handedly leaving nearby residents in shock as he risked his life by crawling to the top, where there were a 90 foot drop with boats and ships cruising below it.
The man was seen waving from above before safely descending as the drawbridge lowered again. He managed to escape before the police arrived at the scene.
Derrick Newball captured the incident on video from his rooftop apartment and shared it on the internet, where it went viral.
This Is The Moment A Daredevil Climber Was Caught Holding On To The Top Of A Miami Drawbridge While Upright
He quickly made it to the top where there was a 90 foot drop with boats and ships cruising below him.
Derrick Newball captured the incident on video from his rooftop apartment and shared it on the internet, where it went viral.
“What the hell is wrong with this guy?” he is heard saying when he spots the mystery climber near the top of the vertical drawbridge.
Newball said: ‘This can’t be real. He has to be crazy.
The daredevil was seen inching his way up before finally reaching the top and clinging to the edge.
He then removed one hand and began pumping the air with his fist behind him before letting out a standing ovation.
Then the man came back down as the bridge neared its end, and when it reached the middle, he again let out whoops of joy and began to wave.
Horns blared from passing ships.
Newball said: “A boat was passing by and they started clapping.”
As the boat steadied, he began to run before bowing and signaling his appreciation to the crowd of people watching.
The man came back down as the bridge neared its end and when it reached the middle, he again let out whoops of joy and began to wave.
As the ship stabilized, he began to run before bowing and signaling his thanks to the crowd of people watching.
The video was shared on the internet where it has gone viral.
Some people were frightened by the incident.
He then dropped to the floor to do push-ups and “disappeared” before the police arrived.
Some people were scared by the incident that was shared on social media.
“My palms are literally sweating,” Marsyas wrote on Twitter.
Another woman added: “I’m having a panic attack watching this.”
Police have not found the mystery climber, but warned that high temperatures in Miami make stunts like this dangerous as the steel and concrete surface heats up.