A thrill-seeking tourist hopped atop the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday and snapped a photo of himself using a selfie stick.
David Karnauch’s photo high above traffic has received more than 300 likes on Instagram.
“Awesome dude so cool,” posted user _voldermort.
“Envious of your shot!!!” added nj3478.
But not everyone was amused.
“The person most endangered was the individual whose goal seems to be bringing attention to himself,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said in a statement. “It was however, irresponsible and illegal.”
Miller added that while Karnauch’s actions didn’t constitute “a security breach,” he would’ve been arrested had patrolling officers been on scene.
The Chattanooga, Tennessee native told CBS2 he walked across an overhead beam on the bridge and took the selfie while standing on a side railing.
The stunt comes less than a year after a pair of German artists hoisted two white flags atop the 132-year-old bridge — raising major security concerns.
