Planking, which involves participants lying flat on their stomach in different and sometimes dangerous settings and sharing photos of their efforts with fellow plankers, has made news in the past week with the arrest of a Gladstone man.
Police issued the 20-year-old with a court appearance notice on Tuesday night after he was discovered planking on a police car.
However today police said their fears had been realised with the death of a man attempting the new fad.
Shortly before 4.30am a man in his early 20s plummeted from a unit block in Main Street, in inner city Kangaroo Point, and died at the scene.
Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett told reporters the man "may have fallen while attempting a planking episode.
Deputy Police Commissioner Ross Barnett today said his worst fears about planking had been realised.
“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,” he said.
Mr Barnett said the 20-year-old and another person had been out during the night and had been planking in various spots on their way home.
"He has tragically lost his footing and fallen to the ground below," he said.
"It is what we've been fearing."
Mr Barnett warned people against taking unnecessary risks in a bid to out-do each other for the ultimate photograph.
“Accepting a risk of injury for yourself is one thing, but the potential is there for others to be injured as a result of your behaviour,’’ he said.
Earlier this week, a man was charged in Gladstone for trespassing on police property when he "planked" across the back of a police car.
If other people break the law during this activity they will be charged as well," Mr Barnett said.
Mr Barnett said the man was reportedly preparing to lie on a balcony rail when he fell.
He said the man and another person had been out during the night and had been planking in various spots on their way home.
"He has tragically lost his footing and fallen to the ground below," Mr Barnett said.
"It is what we've been fearing."
The deputy commissioner could not say whether it was Australia's first death from the recent craze.
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