Last month, a young man was believed to have fallen to his death after sharing photos of himself atop a number of towers in Toronto. To discourage others from partaking in 'rooftopping,' his parents are cautioning others against the dangerous pastime.
According to CTV News, Dorota and Darisuz Rybicki hope that the misfortune their son Conrad experienced during his adventures will sway other people from copying him.
“We would say, watch out, this isn’t fun," Dariusz Rybicki told CTV News.
This isn’t entertainment that young people should be interested in. It’s so dangerous."
Toronto Police are investigating the young man's death but have not yet been able to determine the cause of death.
Old social media posts show Conrad Rybicki on top of a building near the CN Tower and a quote that says he had been addicted to 'rooftopping' for six years.
CTV could not confirm whether there had been previous deaths in Toronto in the same vein, though a man had been arrested in 2016 for filming a video doing handstands on a rooftop on one of the city's buildings.
Rybicki's parents are trying to start a foundation called "Conrad's Peak" as a warning to other people who may be interested in 'rooftopping.'
“This is how it ended for our son and we do not want it to end this way for other children of other parents,” Dariusz Rybicki told CTV News.
