YouTuber slammed by hotel after filming himself elevator surfing

By Izzy Hawksworth via SWNS

A YouTuber has been slammed by a hotel company after he dangerously filmed himself riding inside an elevator shaft in a shocking online video.

Video uploaded to the site by a user known only as Ryegi, 22, shows him on top of the elevator, traveling towards the bottom of the building in a craze known as lift (elevator) surfing.

In the background, you can then hear the elevator say doors closing and then announce that it will be traveling back up.

Footage then shows Ryegi dangerously travel up to the top of the three-story hotel building, that is estimated to be around 40ft tall.

He then videos himself actually in the elevator exciting the Travelodge in Morecambe, Lancs., England before showing a cut on his finger that was from it getting trapped.

Ryegi, who has been lift surfing since the age of 12, says he finds it fun and thrilling, but also sometimes worries about getting crushed by the elevator.

"I enjoy seeing all of the machinery working in the lift shaft as I am interested in lifts, but I also find it fun and thrilling on the high speed lifts such as Manchester and Landmark Pinnacle," he said.

"Falling is less likely but still a risk. The main thing I sometimes worry about is getting crushed, which I recently came very close to.

"I reiterate the dangers of lift surfing on all my YouTube videos.

"It’s important to be aware of all of the potential risks to be able to manage them."

Lift surfing is an activity that involves riding on top of elevators, and sometimes it may include jumping between moving ones.

In 1997, a 10 year old boy from Leeds, West Yorks, England died after he fell 100ft while lift surfing in the dark.

It is believed the YouTuber gets on the elevator by unlocking the doors with a special key.

Ryegi has also filmed himself lift surfing in the South Tower of Deansgate Square in Manchester, England.

In this six-minute long clip, the YouTuber goes high speed surfing towards the bottom of the building.

He then goes right to the top of the 656 ft building, before waiting a moment and traveling back down towards the bottom.

Ryegi then does this a couple of more times, and then the video stops when he reaches the top for the final time.

A spokesperson for Travelodge said: "We take the safety of our customers and staff extremely seriously and we have stringent lift security measures in place.

"The perpetrators in this VT have illegally gained entry into the lift shaft and we will be reporting this incident to the police for further investigation.”

Manchester Deansgate Square have been contacted for a comment.