Brisbane man dies in 'planking' tragedy

New Zealand Herald Sunday 15th May, 2011

A man who plunged to his death from a Brisbane unit balcony was "planking", and police fear it will not be the last death due to the new craze, News Ltd has reported. Planking involves participants lying flat on their stomach in different and sometimes dangerous settings and sharing photographs of their efforts with fellow plankers. Acton Beale, 20, fell from an innercity unit block in Kangeroo Point's Main Street and died at the scene early yesterday. Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett said the man had been trying to lie on the balcony rail when he fell.

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