Urbex Instagram Photog Killed While Subway Surfing in NYC
A New York-based photographer and Instagram star was killed yesterday after apparently trying to subway surf by climbing onto a train car in Brooklyn.
Serrano, who was reportedly intoxicated at the time, seems to have gotten clipped by something and fell off the train. His body was found in the subway roadbed at the Fourth Ave./Ninth St. station at around 5:12 a.m.
Prior to his death, Serrano regularly published urban exploration photos to his Instagram account, @heavy_minds, which had over 100,000 followers. Many of his photos were captured from extremely high and dangerous vantage points, often in locations off-limits to the general public.
After his passing, Serrano’s brother Ryan took to Instagram to post a tribute to Christopher:
You can find more of Serrano’s photography on his Instagram and Facebook.
Image credits: Header photo by 7beachbum