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# Subway Surfer Who Died At Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street Station Known As Photographer With Cult Following
- URL: https://bklyner.com/subway-surfer-died-fourth-avenueninth-street-station-known-photographer-cult-following-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2016-10-07T16:59:04.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-07T16:59:04.000Z
- Author: Donny Levit
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Central Brooklyn, Ditmas Park, Police & Fire, 4th avenue-9th street station, F line, photography, subway, subway death, subway surfer, #wp

![christopher serrano death](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/christoper-serrano.jpg)

Christopher Serrano died on Wednesday, October 5 in a subway surfer incident. (Photo via [Christopher Ashton Serrano](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207813705918296&set=a.1467483564776.2060674.1164154914&type=3&theater)) / Facebook

The man who died subway surfing at the Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street stop on Wednesday has been identified as a photographer known for risking life and limb to capture an image.

25-year-old Christopher Serrano [fell to his death on Wednesday, October 5 at about 5am](http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/transportation/f-train-surfer-falls-to-his-death-this-morning-at-4th-avenue-9th-street/?ref=bklyner.com) while climbing a Coney Island-bound F train. His body was recovered at the Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street station, said cops.

A native of Brooklyn who lived in Sunset Park, Serrano gained a huge following on Instagram by posting [photos he took at “off-limits locations” throughout the city](http://gothamist.com/2016/10/06/subway%5Fsurfer%5Furbex.php?ref=bklyner.com), Gothamist reported.

Police say a witness saw a man snaking between cars and climbing toward the top of the train — otherwise known as subway surfing — before falling. Serrano died on the scene, and his body was found on the tracks with massive head trauma.

> [It’s lonely up here.](https://www.instagram.com/p/BLE6WiCjRKG/?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> A photo posted by NYC | HeavyMinds (@heavy\_minds) on Oct 2, 2016 at 3:08pm PDT

Serrano used the handle [heavy\_minds](https://www.instagram.com/heavy%5Fminds/?ref=bklyner.com) for his Instagram account, which has about 108,000 followers. He shot photos from the top of skyscrapers and bridges, which captured both urban beauty and decay.

> [GWB.](https://www.instagram.com/p/uo2BVsBphI/?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> A photo posted by NYC | HeavyMinds (@heavy\_minds) on Oct 26, 2014 at 6:52pm PDT

In addition, he posted photos which could have been taken during other subway surfing attempts.

> [Light trails.](https://www.instagram.com/p/i9FufPBpj2/?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> A photo posted by NYC | HeavyMinds (@heavy\_minds) on Jan 9, 2014 at 8:18am PST

> [Haven’t been out shooting in months. I miss it! I’ll be back asap. ?](https://www.instagram.com/p/m9Fwt8Bpoj/?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> A photo posted by NYC | HeavyMinds (@heavy\_minds) on Apr 18, 2014 at 7:24pm PDT

His compositions were often striking, capturing both the grandeur and hushed tones of urban structures and their surrounding environments.

The [final photo on Serrano’s Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/p/BLE6WiCjRKG/?taken-by=heavy%5Fminds&ref=bklyner.com) was posted four days ago. The caption: “It’s lonely up here.”

*Additional reporting by Carly Miller.*