And Now ‘Planking’ Has Claimed its First Victim

Planking (just described here a bit ago) has claimed its first (of probably many) victims.

Police last week warned “plankers” of the dangers and their fears have been realised with the death of a man in Brisbane who plummeted from a seventh-storey balcony 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 said.  The man, who has not been named, 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,” added Barnett, but could not say whether it was Australia’s first death from the craze.