Couple arrested after daring Empire State marriage proposal stunt

Russian daredevils Vanya Beerkus and Angela Nikolau were arrested today after a marriage proposal stunt at the Empire State Building in New York. According to Al Jazeera, the couple are ambassadors for rooftopping—a climbing sport centered on scaling buildings. The irony: daredevils who've built their entire brand on unauthorized roof climbing apparently didn't anticipate that New York's most iconic skyscraper comes with equally iconic security.

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