A 33-year-old British man died on Saturday after his parachute failed during a jump from the top of a 29-storey Pattaya condominium for his social media page.

Police on Sunday said Nathy Odinson sneaked into a condo building in Bang Lamung district with a 30-year-old friend to record video clips of a jump on Saturday night.

After preparing the gear and cameras, including one on Odinson's helmet, Odinson jumped off the building, but his parachute failed to open. He fell and hit a tree before falling further and hitting the ground. He died at the scene.

His friend was still in shock, police said, adding he told police that he had known Odinson for about five months. He liked extreme sports, he said, especially skydiving.

Police said Odinson lived in Pattaya under a student visa and was a skydiving photographer. He posted a photo on his Facebook page four hours before he died.

Meanwhile, staff at the condominium said the man had parachuted at the property many times without asking for permission.