Global planking craze gets fatal

Global planking craze gets fatal

Global planking craze gets fatal. A man has plunged to his death after "planking" on a seventh-storey balcony in Brisbane's inner-south this morning, police have confirmed.
Acton Beale, aged 20, fell from the balcony of a unit block on Main Street in Kangaroo Point shortly before 4.30am.
He was trying to lay face down on the balcony railing of his apartment when he suddenly fell.

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Paramedics spent 20 minutes trying to revive Mr Beale at the scene, however, he died a short time later.
Planking, which involves somebody lying flat on their stomach in unusual or different environments, is a burgeoning internet craze that has attracted thousands of fans right across Australia.

The latest global Internet craze, "planking"  has claimed its first victim. Police, as well as the Australian prime minister, have issued warnings.