'Planking' craze claims life in Australia AFP

Bulla · May 15, 2011

A new craze sweeping the Internet known as "planking" has claimed a life in Australia with a man attempting the fad plunging to his death from a balcony Sunday.

Planking involves someone lying flat on their stomach with their arms against their bodies in unusual and sometimes dangerous situations, with photographs of their exploits shared through social media sites.

It has gone viral in recent weeks with Facebook page Planking Australia boasting almost 10,000 fans and hundreds of photos of people lying on train tracks, escalators, fire hydrants, motorbikes, and other objects.

Police last week warned "plankers" of the dangers they faced and their worst fears have been realised with the death of a man in Brisbane who plummeted from the seventh story of an apartment block and died at the scene.

"This morning we have seen a young man take this activity a step further and attempt to plank on a balcony. Unfortunately he has tragically fallen to his death," Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett told reporters.

The man and another person had been out during the night and were planking in various locations on their way home.

"It is what we've been fearing," he added, but could not say whether it was Australia's first death from the craze.

Last week, a 20-year-old, also in Queensland state, was arrested after being allegedly found "planking" on a police car and charged with being on police equipment without lawful excuse.
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Bulla · May 15, 2011

Well its Sunday so this should be the last dumb death of the week. wonder what next week will bring.

H! · May 15, 2011

idiots..... this is natural selection at it's best...

Knoctur_nal · May 15, 2011

extreme planking.

mr_evolution · May 15, 2011

Crayon Shinchan was the creator of planking lol

reno · May 16, 2011

its not even an extreme sport... =P

PLUR · May 28, 2011

I live in Australia and i see ALOT of people, including my friends, taking Planking. They either like it or hate it. I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with it Planking itself, just the fact that people are posting pics up online and trying to outdo each other makes it "dangerous". Some guy is going to court for planking on a cop car......

If they were sensible about it, there shouldnt be such a problem about it, well in my opinion anyways..

'Planking' craze claims life in Australia AFP

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