Breaking news: 20 years old Australian dies tragically while “planking”.

Following our first article on the new trend called “planking”, our team wanted to share with you this tragic news.

Acton Beale, 20 years old Australian living in Brisbane, died when he fell from a seventh-floor balcony while having his picture taken.

We said before that the police was getting very concerned with people planking in Australia and what happened yesterday sadly proves them right.

Ross Barnett, Queensland state police deputy commissioner, told reporters that Beale fell from a balcony railing while a friend was taking his picture on Sunday morning in Brisbane. The railing is believed to have been two inches wide.

Because of this, Julia Gallard, Australian prime minister has called today for an end to the Internet phenomenon and described Acton Beale’s as “being really tragic”. She urged the so-called plankers to “consider the safety implications of their pastime”.

We hope that this death will force people to think a bit more but human nature is so particular that it will probably increase the interest people have for this new trend.

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