
A jaw-dropping video is making waves on social media, leaving viewers asking, “What just happened?” The footage captures a man casually swinging from a construction crane high above downtown Austin. Dangling from the crane’s edge atop a skyscraper, he appears completely at ease as he sways in the air.
According to Fox 7 Austin, police responded to a welfare check at the 400 block of Guadalupe Street after someone reported a person hanging from a crane. When officers arrived, they found the individual rappelling down from the crane. As a safety measure, the surrounding area was evacuated.
Not long after, the man safely climbed down a ladder attached to the crane and entered the high-rise building. At the time of the report, officials hadn’t identified him, and no arrests were made. The investigation is still ongoing.
Someone took this crane in Austin, TX for a swing
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The viral clip was filmed by Jack Zimmermann and first appeared on Reddit, posted by a user going by the name “Master_Jackfruit3591.” The caption simply read: “Someone took this crane in Austin, TX for a swing.” And with that, the Internet took over — sharing the video, commenting, and trying to figure who the daredevil is.
A user said, “Brought to you by Red Bull. “‘Red Bull Gives You Swings’.” Another user wrote, “I wish these roof topper types would show a “how they get down” video because I really wanna know how!!”
A third individual commented, “Whenever I think I’m pretty brave, I see a video like this and then think “Dude, you are a wimp compared to these people”.”
A fourth person wrote, “Look he has a selfie stick. That means there’s probably first person video of this. As long as he didn’t drop it, I guess.”