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The man who died early Sunday morning after a fall on Mount Royal was a surgeon at Sainte-Justine Hospital who is being remembered as “gregarious, outgoing, multi-talented and brilliant.”

Shreyas Roy, 38, died after falling from a cliff during a hike on the mountain with his partner, Véronique.

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A spokesperson said the hospital would not comment on the tragic situation. In his obituary, Roy’s family said he was about to start a position as an attending surgeon in paediatric hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplants.

Steven Alexander, who has known Roy since their days in college, described his many talents to the Montreal Gazette and called him “a true Renaissance man if I ever knew one.”

“We also acted in theatrical productions together, and he was also an accomplished musician and guitarist,” Alexander said.

Even though they hadn’t seen each other as often in recent years, Alexander said Roy always made time for friends.