Janaka Basnayake, 24, buried himself in a three-metre deep trench, enlisting family and friends to seal him off with pieces of wood and a mound of soil.
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The stunt, in the town of Kantale, Sri Lanka, ended in tragedy when Mr Basnayake was pulled out unconscious six and a half hours later.
He was later pronounced dead at hospital, with an initial post-mortem examination unable to determine the exact cause of death.
Mr Basnayake, a member of the Civil Defence Force, was trying to top his previous best of six hours under the surface.
The Guinness Book Of World Records does not recognise burial attempts as it does not want people putting themselves in danger.
His mother, L.D. Leelawathi, told a local newspaper that her son’s infatuation for daring stunts started when his was a child and stemmed from his love of movies.
The Sri Lankan government has warned its people not to try similar “high risk events”.
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